What's to like ? Mood intense and stale at times grotty and unforgiving at other times when Russian mobster near blind speaks ... too much cliché.
Frame plot and execution ? Some poor choices is being made. As for realism it workes rather convincingly. It has no real action moments, but I keep thinking John Woo. Perhaps because of the stand-offs that happen between the trio of power and interests: Cop - Motel mother - Russian Mobster
When would it be any better ? In the frame and plot ? Not much room for any further development in the characters.
Frame plot and execution ? Some poor choices is being made. As for realism it workes rather convincingly. It has no real action moments, but I keep thinking John Woo. Perhaps because of the stand-offs that happen between the trio of power and interests: Cop - Motel mother - Russian Mobster
When would it be any better ? In the frame and plot ? Not much room for any further development in the characters.