This picture is a Coen brothers take on the prohibition era gangster movies. Coen brothers (Ethan and Joel) do an exceptional job and take an average plot and twist it around with carefully cultivated characters and extraordinary cinematography. Like they do with all their movies, they put an extraordinary effort in stylizing it adding sinistar plot twists visual imagery that rattles the seeming inane storyline.

Albert Finney plays an excellent role as a mob boss who is aging but wants to keep control over the city. The show is however stolen by Gabriel Byrne (Keaton from Usual Suspects) as Finney's right hand man torn between divided loyalties to his lover and his boss. He is quite an underrated actor and that sort of helps him shine bright here. Coen brothers know exactly what to extract of their actors. They have most of their usual team here.

The film is supported by a brilliant score and true to the Coen fashion, you see murder and mayhem when beautiful Irish music plays in the background.

This film is another feather in the Coen crown. Another wonderfully underrated movie from the most underrated creative team in Hollywood.