English
Dolby Digital 4.0 Surround, French Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround,
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Subtitles:
English, Spanish, Closed-Captioned
Extras:
Interviews,
Still Gallery, Theatrical Trailers
Deliberately distinguished in look and
feel, this period gangster flick unfortunately suffered from an
unrewarding plot. A steep uphill climb at the start left the pace
feeling slowed and bored. Confusion stemmed from having too many
characters and not concise enough explanations. It did manage to pick
up later on to disclose a complex and interesting story, but by then
the damage was done.
There were only a few extras on this DVD including a brief but
revealing featurette on director of photography Barry Sonnenfeld,
several dull interview clips with cast members, a small collection of
production photos and a trailer for this and two other Coen Brothers
films. No commentary track to be found.
From a muddled beginning, an average film emerged.
