An unrealistic about reality

Rating: 5/10 (1 October 2003)

This movie is inspired by real places, real events and real people in New York. Unfortunately, the opening sequences remind you more of a mix of Mad Max and A Clockwork Orange, killing of any sense of connection to reality. The story also has a bit too many clichÃ©s.
Martin Scorseses directing and the good acting saves the movie, and makes it a worthwhile piece of entertainment, but nothing more. Any moral to the story got lost on the way.