Konterr
Brilliant and touching
DubyaHan
The movie is wildly uneven but lively and timely - in its own surreal way
Verity Robins
Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.
nicelabmusic
I thought the story was good, but the thing that was great was seeing inside the train-station and other buildings that either aren't there anymore or won't be for long. Insightful look at the city, been there a few times certainly a rough place. Some of the acting was good, some of the acting was so-so but the camera quality looked great. I didn't know what to expect at first, so it turned out to be a pretty good rental. I like movies like this so I may be a little bias but it's worth checking out if you are into crime dramas. Also, the script was good but would have been even better with some big name actors, though like I said some did a very good job.
mrhydeprod
Very happily surprised by this independent... found it at blockbuster and decided to check it out when i found out the setting was Detroit. I didn't know what to expect at first, but after an exciting beginning I was hooked in to the rest. Good moments and excellent camera work, especially for a low-budget film like this. The 35mm film made some of the shots look really good, and the locations were cool. Overall pretty good. I would have liked to see some of the actors have longer roles, there were so many stories that some didn't seem to go as far as I would have liked. I would be interested in watching the next film by this director, and with some more talent and a higher budget I would expect to see a more impressive follow up.
Bill Williams
It's depiction of a city in crisis is right on target. The economic meltdown of Detroit is fair warning of what will (and to some extent has) come to pass nationally. Post-World War II Europe (especially Italy) provided the inspiration for the Neo-Realist movement in film. Current American industrial/urban decay gives rise to modern neo-realism embodied in this striking motion picture. Director Brian Lawrence, Cinematographer Lon Stratton and composers Dan Lawton and Gary Haverkate have created a strangely beautiful portrait of desperation.What's most surprising with this movie, and maybe that has to do with the fresh, ensemble cast, is how fun it is to watch these people struggle just to survive. Highly recommended.
dbborroughs
we follow the lives of several people who cross over from Canada into Detroit. How their lives intersect and how they behave is not what we expect. Low budget version of Crash reset in the once thriving capital of the American auto industry. Its a mixed affair that has its heart in the right place but never manages to quite work thanks to the budget and slips into cliché now (granted they play with them but they still use them). Its okay, but those expecting a different sort of film thanks to a video cover that promises a bang bang shoot 'em up and synopsis thats really off base, are sure to be very disappointed. 5 out of 10
