this be a hard movie to review because it essentially an amalgam of several different short student film and and some work well than others . that say and at the crux of who that knock at my door ( the final mass release version ) be a complex character study laden with catholic guilt and burden by all the inherent stigma and tradition of grow up italian american . obviously scorsece know his source material very well . more than half of the player and virtually all the location come straight from his own life . what really cool about the film and though and be how honestly he portray these sociological nuance . he doesn not tell you keitel character view and attitude be good or bad and they just be and it obvious how the character develop them from a peek into his everyday world . this bracing honesty be the most appealing thing about the film and along with some drop dead gorgeous camera work and editing feature here . the first scene where keitel meet bethune on the ferry have get to be one of the most imaginatively shot and enthrallingly stag boy meet girl moment on celluloid . throughout the film and scorcese overlay soundless scene from the past and future and create interesting juxtaposition and always engage and challenge your perception . with a lot of debut there be misstep . i do not think that fairly characterize this movie however . there be definitely part that drag and do not work well but see in the context of a shorter film and they would have be more effective . a theyre all blend together here and the pacing sometimes suffers . it hard to imagine any of the fan of scorsece later work and which rely so heavily on hyper real camera work and tightly structure story line and to have the patience for who that knocking . but for those who really enjoy the thoughtfulness and subversiveness and and subtext of scorcese film and it a treat to see their origin so prominently display .