1. Those looking for the gangster movie seen in the TV spots will be seriously disappointed.
2. a fairly provocative look at teenage life, featuring the kinds of multidimensional characters that aren't typically included in movies aimed at the high school crowd.
3. . . .its bolder themes and naked ambition heighten the sense of disappointment towards the film's end when it fails to deliver on its initial promise.
4. The picture's relative uniqueness is what intrigues and compels, marking Better Luck Tomorrow as important, if not ultimately entirely successful.
5. A powerful and unpredictable film.
6. Reviewers seem surprised that a young Asian-American filmmaker has been reading Bret Easton Ellis and watching Quentin Tarantino, when in reality the opposite would be startling...
7. Justin Lin’s biggest accomplishment is providing a stereotype-shattering insiders’ view of the angst and rage of a group of Asian teenagers ...
8. [I]f the story has some rough edges, well, it's a first film.
9. Doesn't settle for easy thriller plot twists.
10. At times Lin's story slides into crime cliches, but whatever he lacks in plotting he makes up for in style and brute emotional force.

What is a brief summary of the following reviews?
A promising work by Lin, the energetic Better Luck Tomorrow is disturbing and thought-provoking.