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This movie is well done as digital tweaking, very well done, but finally it looks like a bunch of geeks got an ounce of crank and went crazy on big computers. It's annoying. The modern version of seeing the zipper on the Creature From the Black Lagoon's costume.

Too much kitchen sink This movie is well done as digital tweaking, very well done, but finally it looks like a bunch of geeks got an ounce of crank and went crazy on big computers. It's annoying. The modern version of seeing the zipper on the Creature From the Black Lagoon's costume.

Too much kitchen sink This movie is well done as digital tweaking, very well done, but finally it looks like a bunch of geeks got an ounce of crank and went crazy on big computers. It's annoying. The modern version of seeing the zipper on the Creature From the Black Lagoon's costume.

Any semi-serious movie buff or even casual viewer should be able to see that this film practically screams "Coen Brothers," 30 years before their time. The creepy blond character in "Fargo" is a dead ringer for the creepy blond bad guy in "Once a Thief," right down to the hairstyle. And the general ambiance of many scenes, as well as the ironic plot twists near the end, indicate that this movie was a big influence on the Coen bros, and to some extent, "where they went to school."

It should also be noted that though this is film noir, it's also "hip" film noir, a rare breed that includes Larry Moyer's "The Moving Finger" and precious few others of the time. In fact, both these movies were too hip for their time.