This film is a gritty little piece that is both repulsive and intriguing, a work that offers a glimpse into the sleazy world of the skid row types as they interact within the confines of a seedy flophouse. The acting is sometimes a bit stiff and wooden, but the overall effect of the film is unforgettable and unsettling. The characterizations are generally archetypical, but the film is well directed and the camera work adds to the gloomy, depressing mood that the film captures in the characters' personas and daily lives. The film's flashback sequences add to the overall sense of decline while evoking a sympathetic reaction to the characters' spiritual and psychological dissipation. In some ways, this film brings a compassionate sensibility to the plight of the characters, while exploiting those same human frailties for shock effect and cinematic punch. The young, nubile hooker wannabe is an especially sad and depressing character who embodies the sense of a complete waste of a human life and potential, a point even more pronounced through her completely senseless death near the film's conclusion. Overall, I think this film is a very fascinating piece of indie film-making. Well worth seeing!