Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

Matrixiole Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

Janae Milner Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

lastliberal If you like neo-noir, or the real thing from the fifties, then this film is for you. The look and feel of a fifties classic is all over this film from the cinematography to the music to the narration.It is a story about a totally dysfunctional family. The children witnessed their father killed while shagging the cop's wife from across the street. Mom didn't seem to mind, but then she was wacko, too. Why do people play in their own back yard? The kids grow up totally weird as expected. Gina Gershon (Bound) plays the sister, who left a rich husband to become a prostitute. She had that classic look of the Fifties - white skin and the full pouty lips. Style the hair right and she could be Ava Gardner. Is there something going on with her brother (Billy Zane) that is more than brotherly love. That is for you to figure out.Sheryl Lee ("Twin Peaks", Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, John Carpenter's Vampires) can always be counted upon to present skintastic moments in her films. She comes through here as a sex-crazed cop who hooks up with the brother.Lots of death, of course, as that is the rule for noir, and lots of passionate and sexy moments. An entertaining Fifties film presented as they never could in the Fifties.

richardv-johnson 50's noir, fabulous script: 'You're probably the first hooker in history to induce seizures and cerebral hemorrhage'. Dream cast, Gina Gershon and Billy Zane as amoral twins traumatized by seeing their father murdered in flagrante delicto by a jealous husband (across the street)during their fifth birthday party. Mom, with Happy Birthday tiara, also witnesses. Wonderful music, atmosphere. Watching Gina demolish a thug who tries to muscle into her scene at a cocktail bar and then poison his superiors (one died, one is hospitalized for life) is worth the price of admission. How did this show up on hi-def cable? A miracle, of sorts. Anyone who loves Sin City, or Pulp Fiction, will find this irresistible.

bibfor1987 this was one of the worst movies that i have seen in a long time. they should have shown rue mcclanahan more than they did because she stole every scene she was in and made it a little better. with more background and more info on this character the movie would have been better. she was the only character to really feel any compassion for in the whole movie.

l9rae This is an exceptional type of film. Strange and moody, bizarre in parts. It is a sort of Film Noir in color and very easy to watch. I love Billy Zane, and his performances always have a sprinkle of him in them. There are some odd twists and turns and the cinematograpy and costumes and very right on! If you are into 50's mysteries then this one may grab you.