with a solid plot basis ( william gibson short story ) and two excellent actor ( christopher walken and willem dafoe ) and an interesting director ( abel ferrara ) this movie could have well turn out to be a real hidden gem . dario argento daughter posing a the female lead doesn not have any other qualification for her role than an italian accent and a nice body no screen presence and no femme fatale charisma and no edge and the budget have obviously be someone lunch money for a week and but those thing alone would not have do too much damage . however and there be some big issue with this film . in the beginning of the movie there way too much singing in the bar and and it all bad . i have be to karaoke bar where the performer have be significantly more talented . all of them . no kidding . and near the end the movie fall apart and mainly thanks to way too many flashback they be not of just one or two key scene and but of umpteen and in a peculiar here the movie again in case you miss it fashion . they be annoy a such and and a a result you probably lose your focus and and consequently and your grasp of the plot . what you end up have instead of a real movie be a 90 minute long artsy collection of insubstantial sleazy move picture with nudity . in short and the first half of the movie do not get your hope up too high and yet the latter half be disappointing . kind of an achievement and i suppose . for good or bad and walken cool charisma and argento numerous nude scene may still keep you awake through the whole thing . 4/10 .