in many way this be one of the fine cast assemble in the last 5 year . unfortunately the film always have the traight to video feel . penn and thornton be excellent and whilst nolte ( majorly ham it up ) and lopez be poor . the black comedy or noir work for a while . ultimately it source be a novel with potential and that collapse into a messy conclusion . the film stick to the source for once . stone do seem to be lose it big time . the visual trick and image be become increasingly irritate . for film that cover similar topic or theme and check out the superior red rock west and the music of chance .