Instruct: Classify a given review as either positive or negative.
Query: AN EMPTY BOX

James Russo, a competent actor, is the writer/producer/star of this tedious and overblown noir drama. He plays an ex-con who is trying to make a new start. He gets a job as a mechanic, meets a sexy waitress, falls for her and gets involved with shady characters and murders a few people along the way. Russo plays his role ala Prozac; Theresa Russell tries to maintain the sexy kittenish style she used 20 years ago and comes across pretty wimpy; Steve Railsback looks older than he is, and acts awfully and Michael Rooker hams it up as the bad guy. And oh yes, Chucky Brad Dourif is around as Russo's old friend. It's all been done before and better. And ultimately it's just a bore.