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This film is not worth seeing. The costumes, special effects and a brilliant cast can't save it.

This film doesn't just have one good idea, it has many, and it segues them together beautifully.

Everardo Valerio Gout directs as though he may never get another chance, throwing just about everything he can at his first feature - and quite a lot of what he throws is impressive, even if he sometimes tries just a little too hard.

It is the central love story - beautifully realised both in terms of camerawork and acting - that underpins all the rest of the directorial flourishes.

A stylish femme-thriller with good twists and turns.

The gratutious violence sickens. The grandstand sex is faked.

The impressive framing and gorgeous washed-out look does not extend to the script of what is, ultimately, a rather pedestrian film noir.

At once a noirish thriller, a social drama, a morality tale, a coming-of-age story and a compelling allegory of 'fortress' USA.