artsy crap masquerade a a gangster film and be so annoying and boring and that it be a form of punishment to watch . line be mumble and in many case inaudible and not that anything interesting be be say anyway . unbelievable chop shop editing and meaningless redundant scene and such a the terribly bore strip club act be repeat over and over . no character other than ben gazzara be even remotely develop . the extreme closeup and hand hold camera be headache induce . frequent light flare into the camera lens and and overly dark night scene only add to the ineptness of this improvised mess . avoid at all cost . merk .