Officially labeled "neo-noir" this new offering by Amazon Prime is a very engaging, interesting film, but it's hard to really say what it is about. Set in an unspecified time period (late 70s, early 80s?) the mob-based drama anchors it but there are a plethora of quite moments, still moments. The dialog is sparse to say the least. Acting is outstanding and much like the last Amazon Prime offering I watched the characters are complex. While you might root for some of them none are pure, to say the least. Rachel Brosnahan is nearly unrecognizable as she does her best impression of Emily Blunt in "A Quiet Place". In addition to her subtle performance is outstanding direction, and it is that direction which had me fixated to the screen. Julia Hart, who directed "Stargirl", has true vision and created scene after scene like an artist in a moving medium. Honestly it was hard to turn away from even though I kept asking myself what was going on. A worthy way to spend a few hours.
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