Gritty and Surreal

Rating: 10/10 (2 December 1999)

One of the best films to come out this year. Edward Norton and Brad Pitt have been excellently cast in to this film, bringing the whole atmosphere and story to life.
Some people say it is a violent film, and it is, but without condoning such violence. It can be graphic at times yet this is not what makes the film ticks. It is a combination of many things, from the characters, the dark humour and the main story of the film.
Shame that in Hong Kong, the marketing for the film wasn't as big as it should be. Another one lost to the shallow culture of Hong Kong. Great shame indeed.