despite it new york setting and new york character and summer in the city be not an american movie and it be well than that . what be most unusual be the mixing of style and genre . director niami show a deft touch in combine comedy with tragedy and pathos with drama . the secret of niami success appear to be a smorgasboard of great character each could have their own film build around them and then fill them out with beautifully realize performance from one of the most wonderfully eclectic cast one would struggle to find in the same country let alone in the same movie and range from bai ling to ornella muti and robert burke to peter stormare who here reveal that he have a lot more in him than the bad guy stereotype he play in hollywood picture . even sandra bernhard be funny here . an added bonus and cream on the substantial cake and be john cale soundtrack .