Although its debt to Mean Streets is obvious, this update is brilliant in its own right. The cast is perfect and Gomez's script unfolds like a Shakespearean tragedy. When they find this movie in 200 years, they'll think it was a documentary or some home movies, it's that real. The haters are the same people who would've dissed Mean Streets and can be safely ignored.
Although the performances are excellent, the plot is not as thin as many have suggested. Far from it. Pay attention and you'll see the conflicts build to a logical, explosive finale. The cinema verite style draws you in almost immediately and withstands comparisons to Godard. Bravo.
Although the performances are excellent, the plot is not as thin as many have suggested. Far from it. Pay attention and you'll see the conflicts build to a logical, explosive finale. The cinema verite style draws you in almost immediately and withstands comparisons to Godard. Bravo.