how could such an accomplished screenwriter and a man who write such classic a taxi driver and rag bull and etc . be so singularly responsible for such an aggravatingly awful movie . i do not think anyone will know . perhaps the joke be on all of u and paul schrader be laugh at our reaction . maybe he set out to make the bad movie he possibly could and in that it be a triumph . this movie be offensively bad . it will make you mad . a waste of talent and money and time and effort and think on everyone part .