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I found the movie to overall be very enjoyable. I thought the pacing was great, and the cinematography was perfectly suited to the mood of the movie. The final climactic scene was also very well done. The one thing that took me out of the viewing experience a little was Roth's constant stating of "no one can no I'm here," as he then proceeds to tell everyone that he's in town. Great first movie for the shadow community though, and now I am really freaking out about picking a movie when it's my turn

I liked the film, but I thought Roth's character was over-supermanized.
Russian untouchable gangster sets out to off an Iranian jeweler <-- riveting subplot !
"Our guy is Ahmad Pahlavi ... real camel jockey" lol

funny to see the father say borrowing money is the easy way and it gets you hooked ... and then he seemed to realize his adulterous affair was the easy way to deal with his wife's brain cancer.

"In many ways, Gray is the antithesis of Tarantino. His films are restrained, full of contained tension, long takes..."
definitely true, and there was some greek tragedy in there as well.

John Conner seems to know only one role as well, though I haven't seen much else with him in it but he could have been transposed into the other film and I wouldn't have known the difference.

I actually didn't like the film that much, it wasn't bad by any means but I wouldn't watch it a second time.
While they were able to create a believable and gritty atmosphere through cinematography and soundtrack, several things about the plot and the characters kept bugging me throughout the movie.
I found the whole thing to be overly dramatic, starting with Roth being a hitman for no apparent reason apart from getting abused as a child. Felt to me as if that was only added so that they could have guns in the movie.
Secondly it was pretty odd how with so much dialogue at hand the characters revealed so little about themselves. I wasn't really sure what I was supposed to care about in the end; terminator kid didn't even have any dreams or aspirations, neither did anyone else.
The most annoying thing though was how Roth kept on saying 'nobuddy must kno i'm here, pls' while making absolutely zero effort to stay undetected.
These aren't any big flaws, but that's the kind of stuff that keeps me from immersing into a movie.

What I really liked though was the focus on double standards and how deep down everyone tried to be a good guy but ultimately failed, because most movies with a similar plotline or topic end with some kind of bittersweet triumph that is still easily digestable for the average joe.