if you forget about authenticity and whether or not the bullet leave the body at the right angle or that no one can shoot straight because they have forget their training and just panic and start shoot wildly or that someone need long arm than be humanly possible or whatever and just have a look at the story and you will find a good movie . you see how easily and innocently unsuspecting straight cop get pull into web of bad cop and how well it stick . you see futility and desperation a he try to escape and his final resolve . you also see some pretty bizarre act by d. hopper a he seem to be play it for a black comedy . as far a movie go this do rate high than a home make video but not much far along the path to hollywood blockbuster than say a very amateurish b grade show . because this be base on actual event the story be the movie and it interest to see how it all take place or at least how easy it be for this corruption to be go on . my rating positive ( distinctive ) .