My brother talked so much about this movie that I've decided to watch it. Never heard about it before but turned out to be better than I expected. The story talks about a low level mob guy that is in charge of disposing a gun used to kill a cop in this gone bad drug operation. The gun goes missing after his neighbour's kid takes it, causing a lot of bad thing to happen throughout the night.
About the cast: at first you might think that a movie starred by the guy from The Fast and The Furious cannot be that good... even though I thought the main couple characters are a bit too cliche, Paul Walker actually does quite a good job, a lot better than any other movie I've seen him in. And as his wife, Vera Farmiga is always good on screen. For those like me that spend a lot of time in front of a tv, there are some recognizable faces: John Noble (Fringe's Walter Bishop) and Elizabeth Mitchell (Lost's Juliet) have small roles in the story. Oleg, the Russian kid that takes the gun, is played by Cameron Bright. Seriously he is either really creepy or a very good actor. I would definitely be scared if I saw him around on the street at night!
The story gets a bit too much sometimes, like when the kid is taken by a very strange couple. Some of the scenes confused me specially when they begin to explain what is going on.... I admit I had to rewind a bit on those parts. And the end leaves a lot unexplained.
But the way the movie is shot, some unusual camera angles, the cinematography, the editing... I simply loved. It reminded me of Guy Ritchie's first movies. I know some people hate those fast edited movies but I think it makes it interesting and tense, specially with a plotline like this one. If you are a movie fan, the technical aspects alone definitely makes it worth watching.
