After watching Joe Carnahan's (the director) short film at BMW Films, I was hooked. I immediately rented one of his earlier films and waited for the release of this film. I was not disappointed.

Above all else, Carnahan was able to illicit an amazing performance out of Ray Liotta. He is a talented actor on his own, but I think this was his best work yet. Unlike the performances, you can attribute the interesting and thoughtful visual style to Joe. I didn't take notes, but he does things with the camera and editing that really keep your attention, even if you're seeing this film at 10pm on Sunday after a long weekend.

While watching the film, I thought about 25th Hour a lot because of the way themes were dealt with in the movies. Although 25th Hour was better, Narc was truly excellent.