Wesley Theobald (drwez)

Based on the best Science Fiction novel of all time of the same name. It does well in rendering a story closer to the heart of the book than most adaptions. The result is a direction that lends depth and delivers a very strong performance.

I rate this movie the best of the best of action gangster movies. Perfectly cast characters, top acting, and it takes the genre to a higher level. This is definitely my most favourite role that De Niro has played, he has a very strong believable presence in his character. The fact that I was living in L.A. at the time this was shot and released, it had a very distinct reality to it, and I have been in many of the places where the film was shot.. making it really come ALIVE!! (Beware the green tow-truck...)