The Beautiful Ones

This is a seriously underrated and under appreciated film. It is immersed in a love of cinema. Jesse V. Johnson is the king of the mow budget action film and his scripts are bright and fun. His understanding of action, violence, and gun play are high level. His balance of masculine energy and romance are terrific. This is actually the turning point of Johnson from a smaller film maker to a more high profile one. This one is the story of a mob enforcer obsessed with Steve McQueen that falls in love with the waring mob family's daughter- a modern Romeo and Juliet. This is also a tribute to Western films, seemingly a passion of Johnson. This one is not perfect but the total is greater than the sum of its parts. I love the characters. I love thew music and the look. This one gets better over time and in a 2nd and 3rd viewing.