A former L.A. drug dealer has moved to Houston to make a new life for himself as a married architect. Everything falls apart when he is suddenly visited by one of his former cohorts who comes carrying heroin.
I notice that other reviewers have compared this film to the early work of Tarantino -- and I can see that with some of the dialogue, the mysterious case, the violence... but if this is like Tarantino, it is a paler shade of Tarantino. Still good, mind you, but not quite on his level.
What would have been nice would be more Mickey Rourke. Aaron Eckhart is great (and this may be before he got big), but Rourke is a true master in his roles. Oh well.
I notice that other reviewers have compared this film to the early work of Tarantino -- and I can see that with some of the dialogue, the mysterious case, the violence... but if this is like Tarantino, it is a paler shade of Tarantino. Still good, mind you, but not quite on his level.
What would have been nice would be more Mickey Rourke. Aaron Eckhart is great (and this may be before he got big), but Rourke is a true master in his roles. Oh well.