quentin tarantino partner in crime roger avary ( co writer on pulp fiction ) venture out on his own ( q. t. go exec . prod . this time ) for this over boil french thriller . eric stoltz be zed and safe cracker extraordinaire who have drift over to france from the u. s. at the request of an old friend . there he team up with a motley crew of drug out hippy who and with little or no planning and think they can knock off a bank vault full of gold bullion on a french national holiday . avary have rework the robbery go wrong theme that tarantino develop so well in reservoir dog and only kill zoe be not good enough to survive on the strength of this alone and so avary have throw in a rather beautiful distraction . julie delpy be zoe and a student come call girl who entertain zed on his arrival in paris . a stunning distraction she certainly be and but nothing more . i guess our director want to add a different angle to this basic theme and but sadly the move do not help to add the depth his shallow plot so desperately need . there be never a story in this idea and which be nothing more than that and an idea . even the surreal journey into the seedy dive of paris be uninspiring . i figure one would have to concede that there be never much of a movie in the story of a bunch of gangster shoot each other up over a botched jewellery heist either and that be until you add intricate character and snappy dialogue . reservoir dog have it and kill zoe do not . stoltz strong interpretation of the doubtful zed and jean hughes anglade mad portrayal of the obsessive ring leader do nothing to lift proceeding . in short and avary have unsuccessfully attempt to conjure entertainment out of nothing . friday and september 15 and 1995 astor theatre .