An unknown jewel

I remember it very well, I actually saw this movie in the movie theater when it was released. The weird thing is that, even though I really loved the it, I couldn’t helping dozing off a couple of times while watching this. I guess I must have been really tired of maybe just too relaxed. Anyway, it was the first movie directed by James Gray and it is actually his best one, even 20 years later. Basically, it is a great crime movie about the Russian maffia in America (I make it sound like "Eastern Promises" but the plot is completely different). It is about a hit-man coming back to his childhood neighborhood to complete a job and it is just very intense movie with some great performances provided given by Edward Furlong and Tim Roth. This movie started my fascination for James Gray’s work and, by now, I have seen all his movies (except for ‘The Immigrant’) but, I have to admit it, even though the guy was supposed to reach the same level obtained by Paul Thomas Anderson, Wes Anderson or Darren Aronofosky,  I’m afraid he never really managed to fulfill his great potential. Anyway, to conclude, I really loved this flick, I think it is a fascinating crime drama and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.