Hard and violent film with stunning performances

Rating: 9/10 (28 October 2001)

An astounding film. Brian DePalma does his usual magic and produces a slick and gritty portrayal of a lowlife hitting the streets of America and rising up through the ranks to the top of the Gangster ladder and, ultimately, his fall back down.
Michelle Pfieffer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Steve Bauer are very good, and Al Pacino is just stunning, this is an ideal role for him, and perhaps the start of his, in my opinion, career typecasting.
The story is hard-hitting and violent, and although it can look dated in parts, it still shines through as a top class film.