Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Paul Walker | ... | Joey Gazelle | |
Cameron Bright | ... | Oleg Yugorsky | |
Vera Farmiga | ... | Teresa Gazelle | |
Chazz Palminteri | ... | Detective Rydell | |
Karel Roden | ... | Anzor Yugorsky | |
Johnny Messner | ... | Tommy 'Tombs' Perello | |
Ivana Milicevic | ... | Mila Yugorsky | |
Alex Neuberger | ... | Nicky Gazelle | |
Michael Cudlitz | ... | Sal 'Gummy Bear' Franzone | |
Bruce Altman | ... | Dez | |
Elizabeth Mitchell | ... | Edele | |
Arthur J. Nascarella | ... | Frankie Perello (as Arthur Nascarella) | |
John Noble | ... | Ivan Yugorsky | |
Idalis DeLeon | ... | Divina | |
David Warshofsky | ... | Lester the Pimp |
After a drug-op gone bad, Joey Gazelle is put in charge of disposing the gun that shot a dirty cop. But things go wrong for Joey after a neighbor kid stole the gun and used it to shoot his abusive father. Now Joey has to find that kid and the gun before the police and the mob do. Written by Kevin Yang (Canada, Surrey)
When you watch this overlooked film, you might find it is wrought with a oft-manic Paul Walker who's trying to dispense with his adolescent roles. Kramer combines a Tony Scott and Paul Verhoeven with a touch of David Cronenberg aesthetic and it works effectively. Cameron Bright plays (again) a pivotal role as a catalyst for propelling the narrative forward. What's great, is how Kramer does not try to dilute the more explicit elements while also not turning it into a unapologetic documentary of war torn Liberia. Great performances by all, particularly Farminga who is opposite of her part in Scorsese's The Departed.The only flaw: Walker's overly dramatic. Trying too hard to carve out his own niche like DeNiro, or Hanks. Anyone can emote frantic and manic with abundant enthusiasm, but if Walker can internalize as much as spout poetic slurs and epithets, he wouldn't just have the Fast franchise on his resume.