there be an interesting idea for a film and a great film could have come out of it . it involve a young woman who have flee the violence in bosnia with her gangster brother to find paradise in chicago . once here and they be both disappointed and soon the thuggish brother convinces his sister to prostitute for him to earn a living . there be potential for great tragedy here and and after i saw the film and there be news report of such slave prostitution ring involve eastern european girl run by the mob and be uncover here and and in new york and so it be a timely subject . however and the director doesn not trust that he have a great story . he resort to typical shootout and violence which would be more at home in an andrew davis chicago action picture . also the film be stylize to a riddiculous mtv or miami vice degree and and the horrible soap opera music at every minute of the running time doesn not help . the director seem torn between make a serious 70 style drama like taxi driver and and typical action exploitation picture . few director can pull this off successfully ( walter hill come to mind ) there also a romance between lana and a chinese american that go nowhere and could have easily be leave on the cutting room floor . it a shame because the lead hold up their end and be terrific and particularly the actor who play the brother . he have a bright future in act .