My problem with the film from the beginning was how hard it was to suspend disbelief for a priest like Michael. From the beginning he is smoking, in a bar, and talking about his d**k. He uses 'hell' and 'shit' so very often, besides drinking tequila and wine when alone with the woman.
I realize the author is trying to make a statement about his allure to the worldly side, but it just goes to far, in my opinion.
There are so many problems with the plot that you can't stop thinking - 'but what about this?' If the beautiful Angela is so incredibly smart where she has set up her scheme with he painter husband to actually end up with the $5 million, then why is she so dumb as to be in the line of fire to be possibly killed by Zena's bullets in the beginning (only escaped by luck) and finally takes one at the end. A smart girl who knows how to work the mob, and knew Michael was in Geno's family, would have foreseen that.
You watch it because you just know the priest is going to give into temptation and ravage Angela, and so you voyeuristically continue to watch. Then you stick around to see how the writer will deal with the fate of a fallen priest. The answer is, he joins the family mafia business, and Madonna in the church sheds a tear. Somehow, the director manages to make it come off less interesting than it sounds when you say it.
I realize the author is trying to make a statement about his allure to the worldly side, but it just goes to far, in my opinion.
There are so many problems with the plot that you can't stop thinking - 'but what about this?' If the beautiful Angela is so incredibly smart where she has set up her scheme with he painter husband to actually end up with the $5 million, then why is she so dumb as to be in the line of fire to be possibly killed by Zena's bullets in the beginning (only escaped by luck) and finally takes one at the end. A smart girl who knows how to work the mob, and knew Michael was in Geno's family, would have foreseen that.
You watch it because you just know the priest is going to give into temptation and ravage Angela, and so you voyeuristically continue to watch. Then you stick around to see how the writer will deal with the fate of a fallen priest. The answer is, he joins the family mafia business, and Madonna in the church sheds a tear. Somehow, the director manages to make it come off less interesting than it sounds when you say it.