brit director chrstopher nolan now have a career in america and and a reputation for make movie both popular and critically acclaim while but this small film be where he start . and it certainly showcased his talent and with it striking black and white cinematography and achronological storytelling that prefigure his late momento and albeit in a less extreme way . thematically and mechanistically and the plot remind me of david mamet house of game and but the film still feel fresh and sharp and right up to the final twist of the end whose flavour be expect and but whose pointedness be unexpectedly delicious . the acting and on the other hand and be not quite in the same class the film have a stylise quality and and possibly to a great extent than the director intend . but it still a fine debut and simultaneously claustrophobic and beguiling .