Initially I thought Emile Hirsch was a cliche actor but I was wrong. I've seen several of his films and he has great range playing funny roles and serious ones. I am a fan! Zoë Kravitz was also amazing, her success is not due to her father's, and I was very impressed with her ability. I look forward to seeing her work in the future. I have worked on television and film projects from elementary school all the way through high school so I have a bit of a trained eye. Both of the stars in this film have a bright future. As do the supporting cast. However with this project the plot was a failure unless you are into Shakespearean tragedies. It starts off well then gets down right depressing. Entertaing nonetheless, "get your popcorn ready".

At first you think your watching a kinda crappy b movie. And you'll be tempted to bail on it.

But if you stick with it you'll start to enjoy these actors and the cool soundtrack. And eventually all the violence ramps up and ends in a kinda taxi driver inspired climax that I really liked

So all in all totally not a 1star movie as some of these reviews would have you believe. It totally redeems itself towards the end and is well worth a watch.