So much average

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

I only decided to see/watch this film because of Peter Greene, and I was not disappointed. For a low-budget indie, it was pretty enjoyable. The entire cast was good, and except for maybe a small scene here and there, this effort deserves some applause.It has me thinking what a shame so many big budget movies are actually far less engaging than this was. However, I will say that perhaps this type of story/script/cast are more geared toward an East coast audience. Being from NY, I think it's one of the reasons that I was able to enjoy it. We know people like this in real life so while of course the circumstances for the characters got really ugly (not seen in real life) it was like a few guys you know about the block, that this would be entirely possible.

OK, great concept of a film, no denying that, but even with the occasional good actors thrown in, there are small details that ruin it in my personal opinion.Lets take the moment at around 21 minutes into the film...Massive guy struggles to light his cigar...Have the film crew never heard of cigar cutters?Prior to that, the mob would not even entertain meeting a nobody in public, period, not to mention have the patients of a saint to listen to so called nobody. They always want proof of tale, not to mention proof of who is talking to that, a pat down is not enough to tell if someone is wired for example.Im halfway through the film as I write this, so will add more as and when I can. If you want that is?

I enjoyed the film very much! I grew up in a similar neighborhood and appreciated the indie style and grittiness of the story as it added real value. If you read thru the previous comments there are pro's and con's to every story however, this story grabs you and keeps you going thru the tale as it unfolds with a few surprises as well. I was entertained and interested to see where it was going with out figuring out the ending half way thru, which is a plus these days in traditional Hollywood films. The film maker gets my vote, the actors were believable some more than others and there are a few situations in the film that only people who have lived them would only understand which gives it an authentic appeal. It's worth a few hours of your investment for this story to be told !

Great idea to tell the story thru the use of flashbacks. It added to the intensity. Several times I clutched my seat because of how intense it was. There were some surprises that came out of left field. That made the movie different than traditional Mob movies. It was a completely unique plot. I don't know how else to describe it. I know I ordered it ASAP from Amazon and they were selling out fast. There was only 1 copy left when I ordered it over a week ago. I was happy when the movie was in my mailbox 2 days later. I heard about this movie from a friend and he hadn't seen it yet either. We both were glued to our chairs. I usually pause a movie at home to run out for a cigarette, I didn't do it with Brutal!