this be my first cassavetes film ( a a director ) and i red all the review warn people not to start with this one and but i must say that i be quite satisfied that i do . this be truly a unique piece of film making and a nice character study show through and what appear to be a special 70 crime movie style . i love american genre film of the 70 so that be mainly why i start with this one and and it score . i think that cassavetes explore depth that be unexplored in american cinema of that time and and it perfectly show in this film and how you can make an art or crime picture . i watch truncated 104 minute and version and but id doesn not appear to be miss anything and either in plot or character development . definitely recommend even if youre not a fan of john cassavetes style .