terrific

msheren

This is not film noire as some people have suggested. It is one of the first films of its type made and one of my favorites. All the main characters are despicable human beings and all the actors are excellent. A hard driving rock score which eases up at just the right times fuels the movie. It is a little slow in parts but the action/robbery scenes make up for that, big time. Ellen Barkin and Lance Henrickson are perfect in their roles as scum bags and Roarke is great as the formerly deformed Johnny Handsome who gets a new face then tries to get revenge on the people who killed his partner. Obviously the plot is not plausible, but so what, it's a movie. And a very good one that not a lot of people know about. If you like drugs,sex and rock and roll then this movie's for you.

score 9/10

msheren 9 February 2006

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