I think this is my only IMDB review, but I had to leave it immediately after watching because of how this impacted me.
Call me easy to please or unsophisticated, but I can't understand the bad reviews....this film would not let me go from the first minute.
Fantastic acting with solid character development.
Haunting background score reminiscent of Michael Man's Heat....mesmerizing.
Realistic and in some cases grisly action scenes used as needed to tell the story, but not a gratuitously violent film.
Non-formulaic, powerful and ultimately tragic plot that deepens and darkens as the story unfolds.
If you want to be dazzled by a big budget epic watch Goodfellas or Casino or The Godfather 1 or 2 (again).
If you want to be drawn into - and stealthily roughed up by - an intimate story of love and loss, involving believable personalities made so by deft screenwriting and excellent acting, ignore the naysayers, get into a comfortable chair (you'll not want to get up for a couple hours) and savor this little masterpiece.
Call me easy to please or unsophisticated, but I can't understand the bad reviews....this film would not let me go from the first minute.
Fantastic acting with solid character development.
Haunting background score reminiscent of Michael Man's Heat....mesmerizing.
Realistic and in some cases grisly action scenes used as needed to tell the story, but not a gratuitously violent film.
Non-formulaic, powerful and ultimately tragic plot that deepens and darkens as the story unfolds.
If you want to be dazzled by a big budget epic watch Goodfellas or Casino or The Godfather 1 or 2 (again).
If you want to be drawn into - and stealthily roughed up by - an intimate story of love and loss, involving believable personalities made so by deft screenwriting and excellent acting, ignore the naysayers, get into a comfortable chair (you'll not want to get up for a couple hours) and savor this little masterpiece.