i come home late one night and turn on the tv and to see siskel and ebert summarize their pick of the week . i do not hear anything about red rock west and except two thumb up and see it before it go away . it wouldn not stay in theater very long because of the distributor money problem and lack of promotion and but they say it deserve well . the next afternoon and i follow their advice . they be right and it be some of the most fun i have ever have at the movie . a some reader point out and there be a few plot hole and the last 10 minute do not ever seem to end . but it well worth it and for the fine craftwork that go into the first hour . it the best role that i have ever see for nicholas cage and but almost everybody seem perfectly cast . dennis hopper go almost over the top and which get silly but reinforce how well everything else work . the set and the music contribute a great deal to almost every scene . when i rent it later for my family and it do not work as well . the long scene that build the tension in the theater be difficult to appreciate and with the distraction at home . it deserve your full attention while turn off the phone and make sure you would not be disturb and watch and listen to every scene and especially in the beginning .