Review: it amounts to is a mildly funny , sometimes tedious , ultimately insignificant film 
Sentiment: negative

Review: of sharp writing 
Sentiment: positive

Review: sweet home alabama is n't as funny as you 'd hoped . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: are jarring and deeply out of place in what could have 
Sentiment: negative


Review: to tell which is in more abundant supply in this woefully hackneyed movie , directed by scott kalvert , about street gangs and turf wars in 1958 brooklyn -- stale cliches , gratuitous violence , or empty machismo