This was off the chain, loved it. The production was rugged and raw. It kept me on the edge of my chair wanting more. The plot was solid and really took me to a place I wanted to go. The acting was well done. The direction went in a good path that set the over all feel real. We need to get rolling on the next chapter Brutal two. Would like to see a book written on the movie. Lots and lots more detail and description. In the fight scenes I was surprised who accurate they were. The action was also grade A and well produced. Overall the production was a class act. Thanks for a good time with this crazy twisted tale of Italian drama that I enjoyed very much!

Overall I must say I enjoyed the movie as it was a well done Indy....gritty, tight acting and good story that flowed pretty much throughout the movie. It consisted of a balance of good storyline, character development, brutal violence which lead up to the story of 4 childhood friends who take on more than they can handle.....Kind of a "Stand by Me" meets "Good Fellows".... And I liked the fact that I recognized some of the Actors such as Peter Green from Jim Carrey's The Mask who had a fantastic scene at a "Sit Down" meeting....Kevin Corrigan from Super Bad...Federico Castelluccio and Arthur Nascarella from the Soprano's who were right on the money.....good balance of known actors with up and comers who held their own.

Suspense and good acting are there, but there are at least 8 gross defects in the script:1) Very unlikely that the 4 gangsters would continue blocking the way after hearing the repeated horn from behind - they wouldn't want to attract attention (even less - to have to talk to cops which the people in the car behind could have called).2) OK, they are dumb enough to get out of the car wanting to talk to the honking guys - but why launch into a fight immediately? First of all, it was necessary to find out who was honking - may be they were somebody not to mess with (for example, they could be from another/stronger gang or/and could have guns).3) It is not clear how Carlo/Greene made the connection between the robbery and the 4 main characters (the blood-stained $100 bill alone is not enough; a link is missing here).4) Regarding the bookmaking office - handling big amounts of cash does require some security measures, but not a single person there was armed, and there was not even a peephole in the door.5) How could anyone be so majestically stupid to go downstairs into that Albanian cellar? During the film, the guys, although not particularly bright, did not look completely brainless, they could have guessed that it made no sense to go downstairs - the Albanians could just bring the bag with cash.6) Were the Albanians so crazy to think they could get away with murdering representatives of a gang strong enough to extort money from them? Within hours, that bar would probably be burned down, and half of those present would be dead (or worse).7) Why did they have to kidnap the 1st guy (of the 4 main characters) in a hotel? How to carry him then? Risks of getting filmed by surveillance cameras or bumping into security guys. Stopping his car somewhere in a quiet street would do just fine.8) During a robbery, when 3 armed and nervous robbers are waving their guns at you, shouting at you to lie down - what does a normal person do? Of course comply immediately. But the personnel of the bookmaking office (every single one of them) were just standing there, waiting to be told the same thing 5 or 6 times (like it was a sudden mass madness).Comments on the foregoing points are welcome.

After reading the storyline it sounded like a good idea for a movie but I have to admit, I was somewhat put off by it's rather low score. But, on reading the reviews people had taken the time to post, I came to the conclusion I would give this film a go. Well am I ever glad I did. I love mobster style movies and this one is very good at what it does. Obviously low budget, but don't let that distract you from what is a well written and mostly well acted movie. The lead actor does especially well and should go on to bigger if not better things. Yes there are a few faces you will recognise, but for most it, the actors you don't know do a very good job. It was not the most original of movies but, then again, what movies these days are original. I also felt that it could have been maybe another 15mins in length to show a few more details about the main characters person life. But, all in all I thoroughly enjoyed the movie and would recommend it to anyone who cares more about a films plot than it's budget, especially if they enjoy gangster style movies.