Review: trashy time 
Sentiment: negative

Review: with the emphasis on self-empowering schmaltz and big-wave surfing that gives pic its title an afterthought 
Sentiment: negative

Review: with tremendous promise 
Sentiment: positive

Review: it 's bedeviled by labored writing and slack direction . 
Sentiment: negative


Review: to say that it does n't follow the stale , standard , connect-the-dots storyline which has become commonplace in movies that explore the seamy underbelly of the criminal world