Review: 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 
Sentiment: negative

Review: an inexperienced director , 
Sentiment: negative

Review: 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: fast-paced and wonderfully edited 
Sentiment: positive


Review: feels like a ruse , a tactic to cover up the fact that the picture is constructed around a core of flimsy -- or , worse yet , nonexistent -- ideas .