Good atmosphere with some interruptions

Rating: 7/10 (11 October 2013)

The atmosphere in this movie is splitted. At the beginning in Detroit, things start pretty calm and pictures and scenery create a compelling atmosphere. Later in the plot in LA things start to happen pretty fast bit by bit and the scenes appear scrappy. only when it comes to the showdown, the movie gains back its good created atmosphere.
short appearance but very good acting by Christopher Walken. also James Gandolfini and Brad Pitt make short but good performances. Dialogues seems realistic and convincing to me. The end is a little bit constrained happy for my taste and the music gives the romance of the movie a harmonic but at the same time surreal touch, but i find it incongruous.
All in all the movie provides a solid story with some palatable surprises but also some lacks in the well established atmosphere from the beginning. Not good enough to be in the list of my favourite movies or to play in the league of cultmovies but definitely worth a good movie evening.