it saddens me that this visually stylish, unique and adrenaline fueled flick gets so little recognition and respect. Admittedly the plot could have been a bit more rounded and ironed out, and the amount of characters running around could have been reduced a little to avoid confusion, but I feel there is still a lot of merit and enjoyment to be found in this little flick.
The story is actually two separate stories, threaded to each other via one of the central characters, who is not what they seem. The beginning of the second story starts where the first one left off, they have just chosen to show them happening simultaneously, which does become a bit muddled sometimes, but you just have to keep track of what characters exist in what storyline and it will be all clear.
The narrative has a complex psychological revelation in the end that some ignorant, ADD-ridden fools around here have labeled as ''incoherent and unwatchable''. Get real or go back to your summer cardboard cutout blockbusters , guys. God forbid you should have to use your reasoning and creative thinking skills to decipher an enigmatic plot line for yourselves.
The acting is mostly great, except for the blow the film suffers from Cory Large, who is seriously lacking in that department and it really shows unfortunately. Costas Mandylor, Danny Trejo, Tom Sizemore, Susan Ward, Charity Shea, Paul Johanssen, are all excellent, and look out for cameos from Nick Chinlund, Ron Jeremy, C. Thomas Howell, Lochlyn Munro, Steven Bauer, and more.
All in all a very good movie with some unique ideas, stark, psychological images and a reputation that is unfair to it to say the least. see it!
The story is actually two separate stories, threaded to each other via one of the central characters, who is not what they seem. The beginning of the second story starts where the first one left off, they have just chosen to show them happening simultaneously, which does become a bit muddled sometimes, but you just have to keep track of what characters exist in what storyline and it will be all clear.
The narrative has a complex psychological revelation in the end that some ignorant, ADD-ridden fools around here have labeled as ''incoherent and unwatchable''. Get real or go back to your summer cardboard cutout blockbusters , guys. God forbid you should have to use your reasoning and creative thinking skills to decipher an enigmatic plot line for yourselves.
The acting is mostly great, except for the blow the film suffers from Cory Large, who is seriously lacking in that department and it really shows unfortunately. Costas Mandylor, Danny Trejo, Tom Sizemore, Susan Ward, Charity Shea, Paul Johanssen, are all excellent, and look out for cameos from Nick Chinlund, Ron Jeremy, C. Thomas Howell, Lochlyn Munro, Steven Bauer, and more.
All in all a very good movie with some unique ideas, stark, psychological images and a reputation that is unfair to it to say the least. see it!