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Entertaining and well written. Acting is good. The story line captivates you early and doesn't disappoint. In particular, Johnny causes one to contemplate a contemporary social issue: Society seems intent on minimizing individuals and making the road to success as difficult as possible. Critics, the press, people with particular views, etc., can all be bigoted and close minded in their criticism of others. Always willing to judge, but too ignorant and self-serving to listen or see if they may learn something. Johnny is symbolic of those attacked by people or members of groups like these. When Top Coat Cash starts, we see that Johnny has already had an awakening (we are left to figure how or why on our own). As Top Coat Cash progresses, Johnny has to deal with all that are hoping he will fail.
Yet, against all odds, he like many of us in real life, recognizes what is most important, and does whatever is necessary to protect those about which he cares most. This movie can be watched on different levels, as a pure action filled story or viewed as a movie that makes a social statement, where Johnny, the anti- hero, makes a pact with evil to find a way out of hell, and overcome the weight of society trying to hold him down and destroy all that he cares about.
score 10/10
sallys-74629 28 March 2017
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