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this film was so bad i had to go out of my way to come here and tell others not to waste their time.

the lead actor is supposed to be a pretty boy but he's actually hard to look at and his acting so bad it's unbearable. his character is awkward and arrogant, but it doesn't work to the film's advantage at all, it just makes the part too hard to play.

there is so much mood filler of the lead walking around looking dreary and serious, so many meaningless one dimensional, totally uninteresting little vignettes of pointless dialogue, so little in the way of real conflict or drama between the main characters, the film is absolutely pointless.

having seen and studied all of cassavete's films repeatedly i must say this is my favorite and one of his very best. there is such a wonderful array of emotions going on here and complex character development. we have his amazing camera, the stunning long takes of faces smiling staring really in the moment like no other acting i have ever seen on the big screen. each series of decisions by the protagonists gets us further involved in their struggles and triumphs. this film is very challenging for first time cassavetes' viewers, but well worth returning to year after year. cinema just doesn't get this good. if you like to think and want something really unique and special check this out.