Kill the Irishman (2011)

Director:

Jonathan Hensleigh

Writers (WGA):

Jonathan Hensleigh (screenplay) and
Jeremy Walters (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

11 May 2012 (Mexico)

Genre:

Action | Biography | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Based on the true story of Danny Greene the man the mob couldn't kill

Plot:

The true story of Danny Greene, a tough Irish thug working for mobsters in Cleveland during the 1970's.

Plot Keywords:

Longshoreman | Corruption | Irish American | Mafia | Assassination Attempt

Cast

Ray Stevenson	...	Danny Greene
Vincent D'Onofrio	...	John Nardi
Val Kilmer	...	Joe Manditski
Christopher Walken	...	Shondor Birns
Linda Cardellini	...	Joan Madigan
Tony Darrow	...	Mikey Mendarolo
Robert Davi	...	Ray Ferritto
Fionnula Flanagan	...	Grace O'Keefe
Bob Gunton	...	Jerry Merke
Jason Butler Harner	...	Art Sneperger
Vinnie Jones	...	Keith Ritson
Tony Lo Bianco	...	Jack Licavoli
Laura Ramsey	...	Ellie O'Hara
Steve Schirripa	...	Mike Frato (as Steven R. Schirripa)
Paul Sorvino	...	Tony Salerno
Mike Starr	...	Leo 'Lips' Moceri
Marcus Thomas	...	William 'Billy' McComber
Vinny Vella	...	Frank Brancato
Brian Balzerini	...	Valet
Cody Christian	...	Young Danny Greene
Dante Wildern	...	Young Billy McComber
Sean O'Reilly	...	Tony Lupero
Vincent Angelini	...	Vic Centauro (as Vincent Rogo Angelini)
Grant R. Krause	...	Tommy Sinito (as Grant Krause)
Jeff Chase	...	Joe Buka
Jim Porterfield	...	Stan Gilroy
Nina Kircher	...	Merke's Secretary
Loren Bass	...	Macleish
Richard Jewell	...	Agent Mike Malloy
John Seibert	...	Steve Marshak
Greg Trzaskoma	...	Theatrical Grille Bartender
John Hawkinson	...	Detective Podorski
Jimmy Doom	...	Biker Bill
Lise Lacasse	...	Mrs. Shaughnessy
Arthur Cartwright	...	Leg Breaker
Joey Albright	...	Garbage Man
Walter Lindsey Jr.	...	Furniture Mover
Douglas Minckiewicz	...	Kevin McKiernan
Robert Skrok	...	Brendan Calhoun
Ruth Crawford	...	Mrs. Birns
Steven Goldsmith	...	Martin
Renell White	...	Billy Cox
Jeff Wolfe	...	Undercover Cop
John Duffey Leo	...	Geoffrey Greene
Al Corley	...	TV Reporter
Michael Brian Ogden	...	Julius
Trevor Callaghan	...	Cleveland Kid
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bill Finn	...	Bar Patron
Jessica McLarty	...	Baseball Fan
Muhammad Ali	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mike Ancrile	...	Baseball Fan (uncredited)
David Brinkley	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Brandon Calhoon	...	Lighthouse Shooter (uncredited)
John Dickerson	...	Longshoreman / Bar Patron (uncredited)
David Galler	...	Cop in Police Car (uncredited)
Ralph H. Meyer	...	Driver (uncredited)
Jim Obara	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)
Dean A. Parker	...	Mob Enforcer (uncredited)
Nancy Lynette Parker	...	Family friend (uncredited)
Frankie Potochick	...	Kaitlin (uncredited)
Patrick Potochick	...	Gambler (uncredited)
Sean Rogers	...	Young Longshoreman (uncredited)
Marq Speck	...	Hitman (uncredited)
Luke Stanaway	...	Man at Ball Park with Girlfriend (uncredited)
Morris Lee Sullivan	...	Bar Patron / Driver (uncredited)
Liliana Tandon	...	Extra (uncredited)
Banzai Vitale	...	Deadbeat Gambler (uncredited)

Directed by
Jonathan Hensleigh

Writing credits (WGA)
Jonathan Hensleigh		(screenplay) and
Jeremy Walters		(screenplay)
Rick Porrello		(book "To Kill the Irishman")

Produced by
Al Corley	....	producer
Jonathan Dana	....	executive producer
Karen Jo Irvin	....	associate producer (as Karen Irvin)
John Leonetti	....	co-producer
Peter Miller	....	executive producer
Eugene Musso	....	producer
Kim Olsen	....	co-producer
George Perez	....	co-producer
Rick Porrello	....	executive producer
Tom Reid Jr.	....	co-producer
Tara Reid	....	executive producer
Tommy Reid	....	producer
Bart Rosenblatt	....	producer
Arthur M. Sarkissian	....	executive producer (as Arthur Sarkissian)
Jeff Spilman	....	co-producer (as Jeffrey D. Spillman)
Jeff Stern	....	co-producer (as Jeffrey A. Stern)
Jeremy Walters	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Patrick Cassidy

Cinematography by
Karl Walter Lindenlaub		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Douglas Crise

Casting by
J.C. Cantu
Mary Vernieu

Production Design by
Patrizia von Brandenstein

Art Direction by
Gary Baugh

Set Decoration by
Joan MacFarlane

Costume Design by
Melissa Bruning

Makeup Department
Emilie Cockels	....	assistant hair stylist
Lauri Cuppetilli	....	assistant makeup artist
Kevin J Edwards	....	additional hair stylist (as Kevin Edwards)
Louise Holoday	....	assistant makeup artist
Kimberly Jones	....	key makeup artist
Jeannette Moriarty	....	additional hair stylist
John Tarro	....	key hair stylist
Angela Valentine	....	additional hair stylist
Carol F. Doran	....	wig maker (uncredited)
Jon Lieckfelt	....	additional hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Michael D. Jones	....	production supervisor
Sherwood Jones	....	post-production supervisor
Bart Rosenblatt	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Eric Chapman	....	second second assistant director
John Glasser	....	first assistant director (as John Richard Glasser)
Chris O'Hara	....	second second assistant director
Phil Robinson	....	second assistant director

Art Department
John Arlo Benetti	....	swing gang (as Arlo Benetti)
Sean Clouser	....	construction coordinator
Paulette Georges	....	art department coordinator (as Paulette 'Paulie' Georges)
Carla J. Huber	....	painter (as Carla Huber)
Bruce Johnson	....	lead painter (as Bruce L. Johnson)
John Kinsora	....	propmaker
Shannon Kinsora	....	swing gang
Greg Lester	....	swing gang (as Greg K. Lester)
Ali Mukstar	....	swing gang (as Muktsar Ali)
Matthew J. Norskog	....	on-set dresser (as Matt J. Norskog)
Larry Paulus	....	propmaker (as Lawrence M. Paulus)
Henry Ruiz	....	carpenter (as Henry E. Ruiz)
Jerry Sanders	....	swing gang
Elbert Slider	....	foreman
Kim Thrasher	....	assistant property master
Charles A. Wroblewski	....	propmaker
Anthony Yarbrough	....	leadman
Travis Zariwny	....	property master (as Travis Nicholas Zaeiwny)
Kathy Fennessy	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Aferdita Redmond	....	painter (uncredited)
Melanie Rein	....	assistant property master (uncredited)
Harpal Sodhi	....	graphic artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Ron Ayers	....	sound utility
Robert Batha	....	assistant sound editor
Kelly Cabral	....	supervising sound editor
Gail Carroll-Coe	....	boom operator
Melissa A. Corns	....	sound effects editor (as Melissa Corns)
John W. DeMonaco	....	additional boom operator
Elizabeth Kenton	....	dialogue editor
Tom Ozanich	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bryan Pennington	....	dolby sound consultant
Beau Williams	....	production sound mixer
Bill Devine	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Steven Iba	....	foley mixer (uncredited)
Zach Michaelis	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Aynee Osborn	....	sound editor (uncredited)
Troy Porter	....	adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
David Tyrrell	....	special effects technician
Dean Tyrrell	....	special effects technician
Robert Tyrrell	....	special effects foreman (as Robert J. Tyrrell)
Russell Tyrrell	....	special effects coordinator (as Russell William Tyrrell)
Scott Villar	....	special effects technician (as Scott P. Villar)

Visual Effects by
Richard Blankenship	....	visual effects artist: VelocityApe FX
Jeff Brue	....	visual effects artist: Tunnel Post & New Hat
Carmen Del Toro	....	pre-post data wrangler
Damian Drago	....	visual effects artist: Tunnel Post & New Hat
Chris Ervin	....	visual effects artist: VelocityApe FX
Chris Ervin	....	visual effects supervisor
Tuan Ho	....	visual effects artist: VelocityApe FX
Alexandra Krost	....	visual effects artist: VelocityApe FX
Lucas Krost	....	visual effects artist: VelocityApe FX
Jennifer Lohrberg	....	visual effects artist: VelocityApe FX
Lanmana Parys	....	visual effects coordinator: VelocityApe FX
Eric Pickett	....	data capture utility
James Raitt	....	visual effects artist: VelocityApe FX
Bob Shelley	....	visual effects artist: VelocityApe FX
Mike Uguccioni	....	visual effects artist: VelocityApe FX
Mark Watson	....	data capture engineer

Stunts
Carl Ciarfalio	....	stunts
Michael Duisenberg	....	stunts
Deena Grassia	....	stunts
Craig Gubert	....	stunts
Steve Hart	....	stunts
James Heisner	....	stunts
Nick Hermz	....	stunts
Keii Johnston	....	stunts
Dan Lemieux	....	stunts
Cassandra McCormick	....	stunts
Carl Anthony Nespoli	....	stunts (as Carl A. Nespoli)
Frankie Potochick	....	stunts
Patrick Potochick	....	stunts
Banzai Vitale	....	stunts
Jeff Wolfe	....	stunt coordinator
Cassandra McCormick	....	stunt double: Laura Ramsey (uncredited)
Kid Richmond	....	stunt safety (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Anderson	....	rigging gaffer
Brad Baker	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Benjamin Bazmore	....	grip (as Benjamion Bazmore Jr.)
John Arlo Benetti	....	additional grip (as John Benetti)
David Bensen	....	additional grip
Carl Blair	....	electrician
Kelly R. Borisy	....	dolly grip (as Kelly Borisy)
Marvin J. Bowie	....	electrician
Michael Brake	....	additional grip
Will Brick	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
James Brown	....	additional grip
Paul Budgen	....	additional grip
Jesse Cecchini	....	grip
Chul Hee Cho	....	grip
Michael J. Conner	....	electrician
Wallace Joseph Corbelli Jr.	....	additional grip
Justin Cragin	....	grip
Shawn Cragin	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
David Dalton	....	rigging best boy grip
Zachary Deater	....	additional grip
Jeffrey Dougherty	....	additional camera operator
Michael Dzialowski	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Phaedra Eason	....	grip
Geoff Ernst	....	electrician (as Geoffrey Ernst)
Jack Fitzgerald	....	dolly grip
Ian Henderson	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Andrew Hoehn Jr.	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera (as Andrew Hoehn)
Brad Irvin	....	electrician
Mark Karavite	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Mark Karavite	....	steadicam operator
Brian Kelly	....	additional grip
Sean T. Kelly	....	key grip
Shannon Kinsora	....	grip
Alex Klein	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Brad Knopf	....	best boy electric (as Bradley A. Knopf)
John H. Lawson	....	electrician
Joe Layson	....	electrician (as Joseph P. Layson)
Chris McLeod	....	electrician
Cory O'Dea	....	best boy grip
Patrick Pask	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Patrick J. Pask)
Jim Rogers	....	rigging electrician
Dennis Rottell	....	rigging key grip
Robert Rycroft	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
James Salyer	....	rigging best boy grip
Anthony 'Spike' Simms	....	gaffer (as A. Spike Simms)
Kim C. Simms	....	still photographer (as Kim Simms)
John Tracey	....	grip
Paul Rud Will	....	additional grip
Scott Zuckerberg	....	dolly grip
Bryan Bieber	....	first assistant camera: sfx unit (uncredited)

Casting Department
Lindsay Graham	....	casting associate
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Kathy Mooney	....	casting: Detroit, Pound Mooney Casting
Janet Pound	....	casting: Detroit, Pound Mooney Casting
Kathy Remski	....	extras casting: Real Style
Rose Gilpin	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kate Abraham	....	costumer (as Kate Bennett)
Melanie August	....	costumer
Cynthia Bond	....	seamstress
Laura Brinker	....	seamstress
Suzanne Hanna	....	costume supervisor (as Suzanne M. Hanna)
Kimberly Leitz-McCauley	....	key costumer
Brittany Pask	....	costumer
Johnna Thomas	....	costume supervisor
Yuna S. Haney	....	wardrobe assistant (uncredited)
Gina Nalli	....	wardrobe assistant (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Jon Berry	....	digital intermediate conformist
Kyle Dean Jackson	....	digital intermediate producer (as Kyle Jackson)
Michael Mintz	....	colorist
Alan Pao	....	digital intermediate producer
Sebastian Perez-Burchard	....	assistant colorist
Keith H. Sauter	....	assistant editor (as Keith Sauter)
Heather Toll	....	digital intermediate project coordinator
Darby Walker	....	digital intermediate producer
John Robert Mariani	....	first assistant editor (uncredited)
Pat Mathews	....	senior film colorist (uncredited)

Music Department
John Bissell	....	music supervisor
Johnny Caruso	....	music editor
Frank Cassidy	....	musician: guitar
Patrick Cassidy	....	musician: harp
Michael Edwards	....	composer: additional music
Michael Edwards	....	musician: piano
Michael Eskin	....	musician: tin whistle
Sarah Ferguson	....	music coordinator
Soledad Luongo	....	assistant to music supervisor
Jamey Scott	....	music consultant
Athena Tergis	....	musician: fiddle

Transportation Department
Dennis Berryman	....	driver (as Dennis W. Berryman)
Andre Gene Bufalini	....	driver
William C. Diamond	....	driver
Darrell Foley	....	driver
Robert Fruit	....	driver
Richard Golenbiewski	....	driver
Sue Grasso	....	driver (as Suzanne Grasso)
John Greere	....	driver (as John Greer)
William Hissong	....	driver (as Bill Hissong)
Jonathon Isom	....	driver (as John Isom)
John C. James	....	driver
Robert Middendorff	....	driver
Reno S. Mifsud	....	driver
Dean Miller	....	driver
Frank Morreale	....	transportation captain
Bill Neckrock	....	driver (as Bill 'Lucky' Neckrock)
Robert'Bob'Rice Sr.	....	driver (as Robert Rice Sr.)
David Schmidt	....	driver
Ray Shuboy	....	driver
Keith Taylor	....	driver (as Leonard Keith Taylor)
Anthony Waldrop	....	driver (as Anthony C. Waldrop)
John 'Detroit' White	....	transportation coordinator (as John White Jr.)

Other crew
Naida Albright	....	consultant: technology
Scott Aniol	....	production assistant
Larry August	....	epk services: S3 Productions
Michael J. Babcock	....	intern
Robert A. Beckett	....	production assistant
Eric Bergez	....	consultant: technology
Davie Brown	....	product placement
Felecia Hatcher Brown	....	additional script supervisor
Eric Carlson	....	caterer: Carlson Catering
Richard Ceglarek	....	intern
Danielle Champe	....	intern
Mary Chmelko-Jaffe	....	intern: art department
Heathyr J. Clift	....	production assistant
Chelsea Compton	....	intern
David Cooper	....	intern
Bob Corff	....	voice coach: Mr. Stevenson
Jessica Cragin	....	production assistant
Jamie Leigh Dake	....	production coordinator
Carolyn Darby	....	studio teacher
Yvette De Marco	....	assistant: producers, Detroit
Joan Devilla	....	payroll accountant
C. Robert Dimitri	....	assistant: producers
Erick Donaldson	....	production assistant
Minnie Duerr	....	post-production accountant
Mark Halloran	....	distribution counsel
Roshonda M. Hayes	....	first assistant accountant (as Roshonda Hayes)
Tina Heaton	....	unit publicist
Jody Huellmantel	....	epk coordinator: S3 Productions
Eric Jackson	....	assistant location manager (as Eric T. Jackson)
Mary T. Jenkins	....	intern
Deborah Jurvis	....	production assistant
Dave Krieger	....	location manager
Joe Landry	....	key set production assistant
Todd Litke	....	production assistant
Christopher Loveday	....	key production assistant
Rich Luzenski	....	intern
Bill Meese	....	intern
John Oravec	....	assistant: Tommy Reid
DeAnna Park	....	production assistant
Claire Parkinson	....	production assistant
E. Steven Polk Jr.	....	production assistant
Patrick Potochick	....	armorer
Bridget Reddeman	....	location assistant
Robert Reimer	....	studio teacher (as Robert W. Reimer)
Matthew Reiss	....	intern
Dug Rotstein	....	script supervisor
Maria Lucia Safi	....	intern
Maryann Saleh	....	production assistant
Steven Schlick	....	intern
Laurie Slater	....	intern
Martin Stano	....	intern (as Marty Stano)
Jacob Stros	....	production assistant
Peter Szijarto	....	production assistant
Kelly Tessmer	....	production assistant
Tina Tottis	....	production assistant (as Tina Sanjian Tottis)
Mark Tyrrell	....	production assistant
Lana Waddell	....	set production assistant (as Svetlana Rivkina)
Michael A. Watt	....	intern
Constance Pierce Winters	....	set production assistant (as Constance Pierce-Winters)
James Wittenberg	....	on-set medic (as James R. Whittenberg)
Michael P. Woodward	....	medic: construction
Meera Yoshi	....	production accountant
Jennifer K. Zapinski	....	production assistant
Raffi Bogosian	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Mary Dixon	....	animal wrangler (uncredited)
Makram Fehri	....	epk assistant (uncredited)
Jacob Head	....	voice talent (uncredited)
Steven Kanter	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Tim McClure	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Timothy Llewellyn Moxey	....	assistant: Tommy Reid (uncredited)

Thanks
Dominic Powall	....	special thanks
Dawn Reid	....	special thanks (as Dawn Gillings)

Production Companies

• Anchor Bay Films (presents)
• Code Entertainment
• Dundee Entertainment
• Sweet William Productions

Distributors

• Anchor Bay Films (2011) (USA) (theatrical) (limited)
• Filmoption International (2011) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Kinosmith (2011) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (UK) (2011) (Ireland) (DVD)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (UK) (2011) (UK) (DVD)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2011) (Australia) (DVD)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2011) (New Zealand) (DVD)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• At Entertainment (2012) (Japan) (DVD)
• Eagle Films (2011) (Non-USA) (all media) (Middle East)
• Film1 (2012) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• IPA Asia Pacific (2011) (Thailand) (all media)
• One Movie (2011) (Italy) (all media)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2011) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Universal Home Video (2011) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Universal Pictures Nordic (2011) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Nordic (2011) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• WoWow (2012) (Japan) (TV)

Special Effects

• VelocityApe FX (visual effects)
• Bob Shelley's Special Effects International (as EFX)
• Tyrrell FX & Rentals

Other Companies

• Camera House, The  digital cameras and lenses
• Carlson Catering Company  location catering (as Carlson Catering)
• Cast and Crew  payroll services
• Creative Entertainment Services  product placement
• David Haddad  transportation equipment
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Entertainment Partners  payroll services: extras
• Grace & Wild Studios Inc.  processing and telecine by
• Haddad's  transportation equipment
• Michigan Crafty and Film Production  craft service
• Mup Mups Animal Actors  animals provided by
• Pound & Mooney Casting  casting: Detroit (as Pound Mooney Casting)
• Real Style Casting  extras casting (as Real Style)
• Reel Action FX  weapons and armourers
• S.O.T.C. MultiMedia Group  product placement
• S3 Gear  grip and electric equipment
• S3 Productions  epk
• Tunnel Post  digital intermediate
• Tunnel Post  digital intermediate (as Tunnel Post & New Hat)
• Warner Bros. Studio Facilities  sound re-recording facility
• Wyman & Isaacs  production legal

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, language and some sexual content/nudity

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #46470) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Netherlands:16 | Australia:MA (2011) | Norway:15 | Argentina:16 | Singapore:M18 | Germany:18

Filming Locations:

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Company:

Anchor Bay Films

Trivia:

Val Kilmer joined the production after he declined the opportunity to run for Governor of his home state of New Mexico.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: In a wide shot of the alley shown before Danny talks to the gamblers, a skyscraper with a brightly-lit DTE Energy sign at its pinnacle is visible in the background. DTE Energy didn't exist until 1995, 20 years or so after the scene takes place.

Quotes:

Danny Greene:What makes me so special?
Joan Madigan:'Cause you're different from all those idiots.

Movie Connections:

References Red River (1948)

Soundtrack:

IT'S NOT TOO LATE

B Movie bad-ass Ray Stevenson finally given a chance to shine and show his range!

'KILL THE IRISHMAN': Three and a Half Stars (Out of Five)

Another organized crime biopic, this one focuses on the infamous 70's union rep turned gangster Danny Greene. The film stars B movie tough guy (and notable character thug) Ray Stevenson as Greene. It was written (with co-writer Jeremy Walters) and directed by Jonathan Hensleigh and adapted from the book 'To Kill The Irishman' by Rick Porrello. Hensleigh is most well known for writing and co-writing such blockbuster action films as 'DIE HARD: WITH A VENGEANCE' and 'ARMAGEDON'. He also directed the films 'WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE' and 'THE PUNISHER' (which it's sequel, 'PUNISHER: WAR ZONE', starred Stevenson). The film co-stars the likes of Vincent D'Onofrio, Val Kilmer, Christopher Walken, Linda Cardellini, Vinnie Jones, Robert Davi, Paul Sorvino and other well known character actors. It's a little clichéd and by the numbers (it's certainly nothing we haven't seen before in the gangster crime genre) but it is entertaining and interesting to a certain extent, more so than a lot of others in my opinion.

Danny Greene was a well known Irish gangster in Cleveland in the 1970's. He started his career in organized crime working as a longshoreman labor union representative until he was busted. He was released in an arrangement that he would turn over any information and evidence he uncovered, in his future crime dealings, to the police (which he did very little of). He was eventually loved and admired by the public (as sort of a modern day Robin Hood) and hated by his criminal rivals. He became famously hard to kill as he continued to miraculously survive many attempts on his life. The film focuses on his relationships with fellow criminal businessmen, including John Nardi (D'Onofrio) and Shondor Birns (Walken), as well as his family, other love interests (Laura Ramsey) and a local cop (Kilmer) he knew since he was a kid.

I'm not a big fan of biopics or mobster films like this. I admire the film craftsmanship of popular crime films like 'THE GODFATHER' and 'GOODFELLAS' but they're far from my favorite films. I don't especially like the element that the viewer is left with no one to root for and all of the lead characters are pretty morally despicable (although organized criminals probably have a lot higher standards and respectable moral qualities than most other successful businessman). With that said the film is more fascinating and entertaining than most others of it's type. The actors are all good and well cast, especially Stevenson. He's always been a cool action bad ass in films before but here he's really given a chance to show off his acting abilities and range. His performance combined with Hensleigh's better than average directing make the film one definitely worth checking out. Probably especially if you're a fan of the genre.

Watch our review show 'MOVIE TALK' at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHU1MR5VpzY