Live Today, Die Tomorrow!

The shocking opening scene (kicking the dog!) and lead character both somehow reminded me of Reservoir Dogs for some reason (probably the suit), along with some contemporary American films from the time it was made, such as Point Blank and Midnight Cowboy. The film itself isn't really like any of those, and once it starts explaining the back story of the young protagonist it gets bogged down, rambly and boring. It's admirably gritty, brutal and harrowing in parts but is too disjointed and lacks any forward momentum: it would have worked much better if it had just stuck with the present-day storyline and been a character study of a young, disaffected shooter on the run. Otherwise well-directed and acted by all involved.