Save your money for something good and enjoyable

I gave it a 7.5 out of 10

A different way of telling a story

A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

I love everything about this movie. To be low budget and not very well known, I believe that this is one of the best movies I've ever seen. Everything from the use of color, plot, acting, narration, music, etc. It's tremendous! Billy Zane proved yet again that he has talent. I consider this one of his better movies and severely underrated. I would highly recommend this to anyone who isn't just a Billy Zane fan, but someone who appreciate good movies. It'll keep you on the edge of your seat. Definitely worth renting, purchasing or viewing on one of the cable channels. I give it two thumbs up.Hooray for This World, Then The Fireworks!!

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.

Come on, Billy Zane is amazing in this film. If for anything, it's worth watching to see his performance. I watched this film after standing at a Bright Eyes concert for hours, I was tired but just let it go on because it kept my attention, STOOD WITH ME, much more than many modern day pop. films do. It really is a tribute to Film-Noir more than anything. The angles and shots at times remind me of Hitchcock, but mostly it stays within the bounds of Noir. It's like the director watched A & E and Nick at Night forever. If you watched Film-Noir you know the plot isn't always explained with your hand held like many films are for nowadays people. Film Noir was slick and cool. It's not a perfect film but it's a damn good one! Worth a watch, don't judge this film by its cover, actually don't even look at the cover at all. The cover sucks, its worthless, the film itself, is great.

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.