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Michael R The two main characters bring this movie alive. Good soundtrack. Another Ayers gem. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/04/24 Full Review James M This is a very entertaining movie and Christian Bale is off the charts in terms of his amazing versatility. It's not a pleasant movie, but it certainly is exciting movie that will not bore you ..nice little Latino angle for those who care. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/07/24 Full Review Jamie L Have watched this film more than 100x. I know every word. Brilliant, funny and disturbing. Bale and Rodriguez have incredible chemistry. Unforgettable. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/31/23 Full Review KCR_ J I don't know why this movie has a low score. This movie is Awesome! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/02/23 Full Review Kathryn V Christian Bales acting was so good, the movie was disturbing, riveted in my seat the whole time. He does these roles so well, The Machinist, American Psycho, this one was the best. He just does any role so well. Falls right into anything, makes any movie he is in a good movie. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/26/23 Full Review Red B The first half is a mess and can't figure out if it wants to be a urban drama/dark comedy while the second half is actually a solid psychological thriller with a good character study at times. Everything about this isn't half bad but second half heavy. However that good movie gets lost under a myraid of issues. The acting is decent but Bale is miscast. To me its like he read what are "Hood" people like and tried to emmulate that and I cant tell the way he acts is someone who has never actually expeirenced the urban lifestyle or knows anyone like that. But when he is a psychopath on the edge and stops with the homie stuff he's borderline riveting especially towards the end. Everyone else is just kind of ok and a bit forgettable save for Mike who does get better in the second half. None of them are really that likeable and kind of idiot jerks so its hard to root for them to get jobs. The music is decent but a bit of a mess. It's 2005 and over half the rap numbers they have were dated by the late 90s. It needed more modern hip hop. The cinematography isn't bad either. Most of the time its pretty basic camerawork and scenes that get weighed down by the out of place Homie style banter and unmemorable locations. The first half it feels very unfocused editing wise and its almost like they just drive around doing dumb stuff with no rhyme or reason. Anything job related is interesting but it goes right back to the stupid antics as soon as it builds momentum until like the last 20 minutes when it gets super intense. The ending is good though and I wish the entire film would've been more gritty, grounded, and heavy. This really suprised me how serious, dark, and good it gets when it stops all the stupid antics and takes itself seriously. This is like a watered down Blindspotting. This needed someone who could better capture urban characteristics, better dark humor if your going to use it, and more focus throughout. Anyone who is a Bale fan or Ayer fan can check this out. Bale despite the out of place acting for most of the runtime makes up for it with a super committed ending. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/29/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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