kimhill-30062 I discovered the film on iTunes and fandango and being a fan of the genre I thought I'd give it a look. my background is in teaching drama and I know it's quite difficult to do anything in that particular genre as it is by nature a mannered and particular style. You are either on board for the more clever than real life actions and dialogue of characters or notThe storytelling in this film is clearly taken from the inspiration of the 30s and 40s pulp. If you don't like the stylistic performances and certainly stylistic look up with some like this don't bother but if you appreciate it and you certainly enjoy Noir Cinema this reveals a treasure trove of double entendre's symbolism and meaning and wonderfully hard boiled dialogue with humor I believe the ensemble of actors did an amazing job with each character having humor and depth often with the sinister dark edge performances were first rate. I liked the main character role and drake a world weary, very Harrison Ford-esque character who carried the movie all the women were uniformly good in particular Brittney Powell brought a delicate menace and sexuality to her performance. Knowing it's a low-budget film I was astounded by the ambition the reach the technical credits and ability it bodes well for low budget cinema that something like this could even get made Powell's is a terrific performance as a classic femme fatale and the rest Of the ensemble brought their characters beautifully to light and darkness with humor and surprising depth I had a thoroughly good time watching this movie. Highly recommend beautiful some Tiger fee and direction most of all terrific performances from the cash that is really enjoying themselves

wimpler It's such a long time since I've seen such poor acting. What promised to be a Sin City (esque) thriller turned into a wooden, awkward embarrassment. It may have been great after 10 minutes but I'd rather poke pencils into my eyes than have to endure any more.

AnonGrimm First off, I loved the movie. The costuming, sets, cars, all of it was awesome. My husband told me afterward that some of the backgrounds were digital, and I can say that I didn't realize it while watching.As an angst fan, I think this story works very well, especially with Drake's voice narrating and the letter at the end kept it within bounds without "fooling the viewer" in any bad ways.My favorite line is still, "Possibly..." The mystery part was creepy and cool. Rivers was amazing - brilliant acting (and directing) to achieve his part. I loved the hat flip trick.I was impressed with the love scenes, too. They were as different as the women were, but not awkward, and they had chemistry. When Drake said one was lust and the other was more, it was believable. The music was great and the banter between Drake and the women was tightened up perfectly. It flowed well, like a real conversation, without being too rapid-fire.I also liked the cabbie and the building handyman. Tom Konkle, all the cast, and especially Ms. Powell were excellent. Awesome work. I couldn't wait to own a copy and now I plan to get it for friends, too. Don't miss this one!

Gizmo I confess, I couldn't get all the way through this: porn-level acting, script and production values but with zero sex and nudity. That's quite a frustrating two hours, to be honest.I checked it out because of it taking the title of a Raymond Chandler book of short stories - none of which are here used. Since the film is set in the same genre, in the same period, and very much in the same style, stealing the title could be seen as - at best - audacious, but less generously as outrageous cheek. It's clear the creators were trying for something better, on a very small budget, and they should be applauded for that, but the end result just really isn't very good at all, with nothing new or interesting to add to an already very well-explored territory.