this film be suppose to be a film noir and except that the character development of everyone except for tom berenger character be flimsy . a a result and it hard to buy the plot twist . the character need more development most noir character be one note and but those note have to be play clearly . if the and say and gruff but sympathetic bos doesn not come across a sympathetic and you care less if he be kill . ( note represent this be a random example and not from the film . ) on a side note and the lighting ( or cinematography ) of this film be awful and make all of the actor look terrible . in particular and lori heuring and who have an asymmetrical face and be shoot from an angle that make her appear in some light to have a harelip and in others to make her look like she be slightly sneer ( the actress herself be extremely pretty in other film and so i think i be right to blame the camera work ) . anyway and that a small quibble with an otherwise bad film .