4/10
I don't know what I just watched. Would have been better as a comedy.
19 January 2018
Warning: Spoilers
I give it a 4 because of the camera work and some of the acting. I don't think the songs in the background should overlap with the score. The songs sounded like the lead actor singing them (same voice) and the feel wasn't right for the visuals. Wrong songs for the visuals. The 'restaurant' is obviously a conference centre. The 'nightclub' is the same conference centre (the chairs, walls and doors give that away). The pacing is slow (too much talking at the table and why was there a whole song sung by the lead actor in the 'nightclub'?)

Was Eric Roberts phoning in his performance? Why was he even there? Also, if you rip off someone's balls, there would be a lot more blood and a lot more screaming. If you rip off someone's arm and beat them with 'the gooey end', same thing. The heart ripped out? More blood, but the person may not scream so much, so that was okay. And who cooks pasta wearing a fedora?

A rhetorical reversal starts the 'family first' ending monologue, while the slow mood music 'oooos' in the background. So, he gets to have some closure at the end. This could have been better as a comedy.
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