Slick and clever

Rating: 7/10 (30 August 2000)

I found this movie too cute. The characters are brightly colored but not especially complex. It's nothing more than nihilistic comedy, albeit done with amazing skill. The movies that deserve ratings of 9 and 10 engage more of the range of our emotions than this does. This shortcoming probably has to do with the somewhat eager camera and lighting that put every scene at the same emotional distance from the viewer.
Frequent violence and cursing do not have to be objectionable in a film, but here they often seem wanton or voyeuristic.
Perhaps rather than "cute" I should say "deft" or "neat" or "pat". At any rate, this is not on a par with The Godfather, and I gave it a 7.