i do not know much about the rat pack and and frank sinatra always seem a bit too self consciously full of himself to me . so when i call this one of my all time faves and it nothing to do with a tribute band mentality . a another reviewer say and mad dog time be about symbolism and not realism . it kafkaesque ( a pity kyle maclachlan be probably the weak of a very strong crowd and when he be so good a josef k ) and it stylish and knowing and sardonic and slick . jeff goldblum be navigate his way around a variety of character and try not to get shot and act deftly rather than dorkily and try to stay abreast of what he know and others do not and whom he can outshoot and whom he can not . gabriel byrne and richard dreyfus ( his best performance ) have a ball and and the support cast look spot on . the symbolism and the setting ( the one outdoor motion shot with jeff goldblum walk down the step seem really weird after so much lounge lizardry ) and the dialogue ( style and not practicality and be the order of the day ) and it all about character interact and not really gangsterism . fun to watch and must have be fun to do . what the critic be up to be really a mystery .