Raw

Rating: 7/10 (5 April 2012)

The single word I would use to describe every aspect of this movie is "raw." Also the words unfinished, unrefined, sincere, weird, grotesque, and pathetic come to mind.
The plot is non-linear, so as a fan of Memento I was intrigued, and I thought it worked well. The jumping around in time (and, at one point, between reality and fiction) was not too disorienting and achieved a good effect.
I'm not sure if I like the acting. I can't tell whether the characters were played poorly, or if the characters' melodramatic quirkiness was supposed to be naturalistic. As such, it was believable, but just barely. Like, the characters know they were mobsters, so they subconsciously conform somewhat to the Hollywood stereotype. Or maybe the acting is supposed to be somewhat caricaturish.
In any case, the story is solid, though just untraditional enough to keep you guessing the whole movie.
Not a family movie. Very vulgar, violent and disturbing. No sex is actually portrayed, however.