Review: two marvelously 
Sentiment: positive

Review: shine through the gloomy film noir veil 
Sentiment: positive

Review: , but director carl franklin adds enough flourishes and freak-outs to make it entertaining . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: suffers from a paunchy midsection , several plodding action sequences and a wickedly undramatic central theme . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: cheapen