Definately a cult movie

Rating: 5/10 (1 March 2000)

First of all, Brian DePalma cannot direct that well. He major successes have been Carrie and the Untouchables. Carrie was a classic because it was penned by Steven King, and everybody could relate to it. Many I know (not me) hate the high school scene. He also did Mission: impossible. Yuck. Now, this movie which is decent.
This movie should have been in the hands of a more competent director. DePalma directs this like it was a mediocre movie. It had alot of potential, but it just did not match up. It was pointlessly fancy, and extremely long. However, it did work in 1 really intriguing hour into its works. That would be the middle hour, or Tony's rise, and just over the crest. The montage which just about finished the good part of the movie was the longest montage with some of the longest scenes that I have ever seen. It was very excessive. In many ways, the excess helped the movie, and in many ways it killed it. It helped in the violence department. It destroyed in the length department. The running time of over 2.5 hours for an overly simple story evaporates interest in the story. By the end, I wanted the movie to end so badly. Was I supposed to feel sorry for Tony? or not?

Either way, it was entertaining, and people should see it to see the memorable violent scenes and quotes. "Say hello to my little friend" Other than that this was a throw away movie exploring themes better than that.
Part of the problem, and I think that the movie would have been much more entertaining if it was fixed, was the music. In fact that was the worst music in a mainstream movie I have ever heard. I was just waiting for Buckaroo Banzai to jump into the movie and save everybody. It never happened, and the movie died. 5/10