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This film was an uncomfortable watch. The seedy world of cheap,low rent porn was,I felt,perfectly portrayed. Cage as always,was great as the mild mannered,average Private Eye turned vigilante. James Gandolfini as the loathesome,foul mouthed porn "talent scout" was ace too-he made you Really despise the character. Creepy and extremely unnerving in parts (Cages viewing of the "snuff" film, his eerily silent visit to Machines house,except for a vinyl record which had stuck) to name a few. Tear inducing in parts also (Mary Annes mothers letter to Cage at the end made my eyes brim). Overall,a good Fri/Sat late night film. Now....having said that...there were some bad points!...Peter Stormarres portrayal of the scummy,low life,evil porn director,was clichéd and overdone,and normally I quite like him as an actor...and Anthony Heald,as Mrs Christians uptight,bespectacled lawyer,was another character that was clichéd...I spotted he was up to no good straight away!...and the worst bit????........The horrible,tuneless racket played practically throughout the film..some kind of middle eastern high pitched wailing....I detest this kind of music and had to press "mute" whenever it came on...it was also totally out of place and didn't tie in with the film for me. The orchestral haunting score was FAR better and created the air of eeriness needed. Not disappointed overall with the film-JUST CAN THAT MUSIC PLEASE!!!!

Cage at his best - grim, gritty and depressing. Who’d have thought Tony Soprano was moonlighting as a snuff film producer?Taking a star off for the forced and cheesy resolution voice-over reading of a letter at the end though.

I feared this might be a bit too grisly or sordid for me but it was actually quite well filmed. Not the biggest Nicolas Cage fan although Lord Of War is one my all time favourite films, give that a watch if you've not seen it - brilliant! This one popped up as a recommendation for Norman Reedus fans, yes his 2 minute performance steals the show! Sorry, I'm straying from the point. If you enjoy a good crime drama with adult themes and plot, you'll enjoy this, have a splendid evening.

A very good movie indeed with great performances all around especially from Cage, Gandolfini and Phoenix. The subject matter is very dark which makes the movie even more memorable. For me a definite must watch.The soundtrack is average except for the track when cage is driving around Hollywood at night searching for the missing girl and which was again repeated at the end credits. I found it to be superb and truly sole stirring but for years I could not find anywhere what it was called or whether it was available for purchase/download. Finally I think (90% sure) I found it. It is actually Moroccan street style music. Look for Cherifa (singer), Berber Blues (album), on iTunes. Perfect entrance music for an Asian boxer I Think, lol.

Private investigator takes on a case that leads him into an underworld full of squalid horror, which he is wholly unprepared for. He finds that carrying out his assignment changes his rules as to what he is prepared to do to bring justice to the "situation". A dark, disturbing movie in many ways, brilliantly directed and acted. Fantastic.

great movie

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saw it when it was originally released, I'm a big Nicholas Cage fan....was reminded of it again recently so bought it on Amazon...interesting,if weird subject...taboo subject,however very well acted by the whole cast,great direction,not gaudy or deliberately 'tacky' and a great performance from Nicholas Cage