in many case and the reality be enigmatic and and john cassavetes be a genius to capture and exhibit that obscure sense of reality on celluloid . with deliberately rough camera work ( contain lot of lens flare ) and edit ( not trim out movement of the photographer hand before and after action ) and along with the crafted acting of ben gazzara and cassavetes present the obscure hence realistic underground gang world a no one else have . the camera movement and choreography of the murder scene be reminiscent of godard well calculate to appear to be not calculate . the scene be the only one accompany by music while the entire film be inscrutably quiet . the drag story may be a part of his method and but it be a drawback to make the viewer lose their attention . after cosmo vitellus ( gazzara ) execute the killing and the plot focus on the process he be go back to his ordinary life and but it be needlessly stretch out . also and the scene of the confrontation against the gang member be a redundant second climax .