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What can I say about this film...? It was one bad decision after another.... Cage's choices in clothes, voice, mannerisms... are just awful (and at the same time, the only reason to watch). He was given freedom to form his character as he would.

The voiceover narrative was a terrible choice, the musical score was pathetic. The directing, editing, and story were poorly done. The cast was stacked with some very familiar faces, all of which were wasted.

They seem to have been going for a neo-noir, David Lynch type feel. Unfortunately, the director and writer(s) had no real idea how to pull it off.

I'm not sure if the actors realized how bad it was when they were filming, but if any of them ever bothered to watch it... I'm sure they were horrified by the result.

Definitely the worst "Cage" movie I've ever seen. I've seen most but not all of his films... so, it's possible there are worse out there.

Seriously, who green-lit this abomination? It had more financing than I'd expect from a student film... so, someone put a bit of money into it.

It doesn't even rise to the level of mediocre... it plays like a teenaged boy's fantasy of what make a "great" film. A lot of shots doing nothing more than fluffing the film's time run. Hot girls, pretty boys, dancing and drinking... before the "plot" comes in. Well, what passes for a plot at least.

The acting is bad overall... absolutely horrific in parts. The only thing consistently worse is the story and the directing. Just when you think it cannot possibly get any worse, they throw in the "twist"! Again, like a teenaged boy thinking up the "perfect" twist to add.

I wish that was all. Unfortunately, the film keeps going after the plot twist... and manages to get even more ridiculous with the final shots.

I'm sure everyone that took part came on and rated it a 10. I've given one or two "spite" reviews of 1 star; this is the first that I've ever given because it was REALLY that bad!