Xex-Arachnid

Never in my life have I seen a movie that presents a cast of no names that I have never seen before or since the film.

It was shot close to a very indie style that is similar to a film school assignment but even this I feel is not fair.

I must say that despite the seemingly trivial dialog between the characters that unfortunately makes it seem to be a Pulp Fiction rip off, I must say that the story line is one of the most original ones that I've been entertained with in a long time! And concerning the characters and their interactions (dialog), although it may be consistent with monotony, I find that the imperfection and chaos of it all closely represents reality than a flawless script executed.

It's basic, violent, cheap and mysterious but in the end, it compensates the curiosity well.

So I say if you enjoy obscure indie films concerning the everyday wheel and deal of blue collar scrubs trying to make it in some less than fortunate shady business, I say check it out.

Well for starters, the cover box is very misleading with using phrases such as "MORE GUNS THAN GOOD FELLAS, MORE SWEARING THAN SCARFACE." Not such phrases are selling points with me but it goes to show how much the film industry guys on the lower rung have suffered so much that pure desperation leads them to take on such tactics to push a product.

Anyway, with that being said, what you get is a cross between Sexy beast and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City with the atmospheric 80's vibe but atmospheric 80's vibe make for great crime movies due to the dreariness of it but aside from that it is a very good movie.

You do have the usual elements into play, the rise and fall of a group of criminals during the mid 80's cocaine smuggling era with the protagonist of a young inexperienced man who enters into this kingdom of darkness but walks away from it in the end.

I do find that the supposed vengeance scene was unnecessary unless the character was somewhat involved with the other guys in the gang's demise but in this movie it's not the case but it is touching to see the demise of a man who was adorned as a king to only be reduced to beyond the shell of the man who he once was.

I'm glad I did see this because I wasn't really up for the "Lock, Stocked and Two Smoking barrels" kind of British humor, it actually hits much deeper with the personal interplay of characters within the various scenes of the story and from what I gather though I could be wrong, this movie may be some kind of auto-biography or based on true events but even if it's still fiction, it's still worth renting. And that is why I've made a big stink in my first paragraph about a misleading DVD cover because it could definitely mislead someone from actually checking out a good movie.