After a botched up heist of a garage during which they had to shoot the owner (Eric Roberts), small fry crooks Tommy (Hunter Ives) and Gary (Richard Manriquez) pretty much have to lie low for a time, and they lose all their underworld connetions in the process. This is quite a problem for Gary, who's the loose cannon of the duo, but Tommy is a regular guy, mostly, a square even, who doesn't expect too much from life - but even he isn't totally satisfied with his new dead end job. What he is satisfied though is his new girlfriend, lovely Scarlet (Korrina Rico), so much so that he actually confides in her about his former life as a criminal. He swears he'll never go down that road again ...but then she makes a suggestion he can't refuse: From a guy, Eric (James Arthur Lewis), Scarlet has heard about a painting worth half a million Dollars that would be relatively easy to steal by a couple of guys with at least some experience - like Tommy and Gary. Despite being the loose cannon, usually, Gary has his reservations, but Tommy convinces him, and they meticulously plan their operation - but it's once they have taken Eric hostage that things start to go wrong - with more details of the plan than they ever imagined there were ...

Now I have to admit, Abstraction could have been structured a little better, as after a powerful opening (and who doesn't love a shotgun-wielding Eric Roberts) the thing loses steam for a while, setting up some characters and situations to meticulously ... but the finale, that turns pretty much everything onto its head (repeatedly) and is above all else a proof of very clever writing makes it totally worth the wait, it's so full of plot twists and surprises it will make your head spin - while remaining totally within its narrative logic that is, and fortunately without trying to imitate Quentin Tarantino or the Coen brothers, as many films of its ilk do these days. Now add to this a very decent cast and a subtle directorial effort, and you might not come up with a perfect film due to some structural difficulties, but a fun genre piece nevertheless.

review � by Mike Haberfelner

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