a vehemently cynical and sarcastic and intense film and mocking and imitate the style of pulp fiction and stylized gangster film and thursday be an entertaining and off put and hilarious thrill ride . an amazingly eclectic mix of over the top character and bizarrely entertaining situation and this day in the life of a gunman try to go straight prof to be a worthy addition to the series of film that attempt to mimic the genius of tarantino dark humor masterpiece pulp fiction . nick ( aaron eckhardt ) stop by casey ( thomas jane ) house to catch up on old time . casey be a former gunman for drug dealer who have since reform and become an architect and marry a successful businesswoman ( paula marshall ) and and be now contemplate adopt a child . nick and who still have tie to the gangster underworld and leave a briefcase full of drug at casey house while he borrow his car to run a few errand a. k. a. unfinished business . disgust and anger by the introduction of drug into his home and casey flush them all down the kitchen sink . that when and one at a time and nick double cross accomplice and rap rastafarian drug messenger and and crook cop all come a knocking for the unsuspecting casey and who be about to have one unbelievable thursday . the film open with a hilarious sequence in a gas station in which nick be look for the best deal for a cup of coffee . after ponder which size cup to get and a fiasco break out with the cashier when he demand a free snackie cake and use a $ 50 bill to pay . result in comically brilliant bloodshed and the situation go from bad to worse when a cop intervenes and be catch in the most unusual of circumstance . this opening segment establish the perfect mood for the rest of the film and which never take itself too seriously and include outrageous character that seem self aware of their own existence in this nonsensical gangster flick . the film be break into segment base on various event and time during the course of one day . this effect be much like pulp fiction and which be a similarly give chapter and although thursday doesn not mess with chronological order except for the occasional flashback . also like tarantino and music magnificently introduce each scene and each character . oddly humorous creature and such a the jamaican hit man pizza delivery guy that rap over the phone and share his hashish and and paulina porizkova narcissistic dallas and who attempt to rape casey and add humor to each event regardless of how horrifying and unnerving some of the coincidence be . when mickey rourke calmly spine chilling crook cop kasarov be introduce and the careful staging and intricate setup be fully assemble and and casey sticky situation become even more daring and laudable . definitely a wannabe pulp fiction and with plenty of violence and witty dialogue and extremely creepy antagonist and thursday do some thing right and but other attempt at homage may be go just far enough a to suggest rip off . a flashback sequence that show casey shoot up baddie and sport a hairstyle that exactly match john travolta do in pulp fiction be easily one step too far . mike massie and www . moviepulse . net .