So well made

Rating: 10/10 (17 May 2003)

Truly amazing film. The directing and editing are up there with the acting, as world class. The fight scenes are so quick a contrast to the slow moving story telling part that they hit you with such a clout. The best touch is the use of larger rings when Jake wins a fight, and the smaller darker rings when he loses. Acting is at its peak during the "D'you f**k my wife", terrifying. Mascagni's intermezzo from Cavellerro Rusticana is a beautiful piece of music that brilliantly parralles the brutality
This is film making as it was meant to be, sheer class