Despite its ambition and a Coen Brothers script credit, Raimi's second film was a disappointment after his astonishing debut The Evil Dead.

It's of principal interest as an example of the kind of film likely to be made by young people who, though they have talent and enthusiasm, haven't yet any distinctively personal point of view.

Bizarre and entertaining little film that deserves a look.

Uneven but mostly entertaining send-up of old crime movies. You do have to stick with it for about half an hour before it starts getting good.