Synopsis: A young man arrives at a friend's house and is mistaken as the latter by two rival gangsters. The problem is, said friend owes money to said gangsters.
Appraisal (with possible spoilers): While I acknowledge some finely written dialogue, nothing can conceal the basic vacuity and disposability of the whole thing. The contrivance of some elements is evident and if you want proof look at the deleted scenes and see how they had a hard time deciding what to do with one particular character; their choice implies that you must accept that a person would trust an assassin not to shoot his target in the head.
**Warning**
There is terrible flaw in this film's plot. An untrustworthy narrator is a device that should only be used under very special circumstances, and for very solid reasons; this film simply cheats the viewer with detailed information that is later proved to be false (read this for details). This is the sleaziest way of screenwriting possible.
Rating: 39
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