There were some good review for this , that like a fool I thought had some validity!
Its a grubby miserable film , where the grubby miserable protagonist says an expletive every other word.
The story is just stupid & horrible - a twist on the same old story of unwitting accomplice who finds himself in deep water - this time with a mob hitman. Nothing is believable - all the actions are some comic book fantasy about how the 'mob' would work.
The colour palette of this film is atrocious- everything is muted & bleak., the cinematography is terrible , the camera never stops shaking - as the the cameraperson had some spasmodic twitching or st Vitus dance.
The acting is decent & sometimes good- for what the actors can do with it, I feel sorry for them- they all seemed talented - including a stoic John Travolta who has some gravitas here as a local lawman.
For about an hour after watching this film a feeling or grubbiness lingered that was hard to dispel.
I doubt I will ever watch another film by the director /writer - if I can help it.
What do these types of film-makers have to say to the public & their audience- what are they trying to convey with these horrible, cliched and depressing tales?
Nothing- it is pure nihilistic ennui.
Its a grubby miserable film , where the grubby miserable protagonist says an expletive every other word.
The story is just stupid & horrible - a twist on the same old story of unwitting accomplice who finds himself in deep water - this time with a mob hitman. Nothing is believable - all the actions are some comic book fantasy about how the 'mob' would work.
The colour palette of this film is atrocious- everything is muted & bleak., the cinematography is terrible , the camera never stops shaking - as the the cameraperson had some spasmodic twitching or st Vitus dance.
The acting is decent & sometimes good- for what the actors can do with it, I feel sorry for them- they all seemed talented - including a stoic John Travolta who has some gravitas here as a local lawman.
For about an hour after watching this film a feeling or grubbiness lingered that was hard to dispel.
I doubt I will ever watch another film by the director /writer - if I can help it.
What do these types of film-makers have to say to the public & their audience- what are they trying to convey with these horrible, cliched and depressing tales?
Nothing- it is pure nihilistic ennui.