“The dialogue alternatingly sparkles or darkens as various nooses, comic or otherwise, steadily tighten.”
“Controversial because of its alternatingly irreverent and confrontational tone, the film was nonetheless lauded by many critics for its sui generis examination of racial and class inequality, gang culture, and sexuality.”
“As alternatingly illuminating and awkward as the usual cocktail-party chatter between intelligent people, the conversation wended back to the inevitability that all stylistic choices will be cringed at later.”