This is a sombre, muted, melancholy revisiting of territory not too far removed from The Godfather. It's a highly moral, even intellectual take on the way business blurs into crime and back again. The pace is rather even so that it never shoots up into the stratosphere of a crime melodrama, but that's a deliberate choice. And one I came to appreciate as the story unfolded. It's the story of one man's struggle to say afloat amid a sea of troubles as difficulty piles upon difficulty. And that's where the capacity of the viewer to identify with this very specific time and place comes powerfully into play. I hope lots of people investigate the subtle pleasures of this minor-key masterpiece.