Almost but Not Quite

Rating: 7/10 (19 September 2011)

A really outstanding film that relies on less is more. This is a great film and could have been even better had they taken the time to finish it and come up with an ending. What we have is so many interesting characters that keep you guessing. There's some interesting segments that build up to excellent confrontations. Many actors developed their individual characters quite well. My reservations come from the lack of a successful ending. (SPOILERS) The ending left me convinced that I could have made a much better ending than the movie left the viewer to watch.
As it ended I even realized that the makeup mask wasn't even incorporated for it's best use. A better ending would have been ...the Driver, upon meeting Albert in the parking lot while wearing a metal sleeve shakes his hand as Brooke's attempts to gash his arm but...SURPRISE!!! The Driver kills Brookes with his own knife during the struggle. While we're at it, the kill off of Nino was anti-climatic.
Still, this is a very well made film with quality contributions from directing to camera layout and powerful acting.