Jason Widgington

As controversial a figure as Ernesto 'Che' Guevara was, director Steven Soderbergh wisely straddled the fence in portraying the man many people believe to be the driving force behind Fidel Castro's rise to power in Cuba.

Dog Eat Dog is one hell of a fun film, albeit so chock full of obvious influences as to almost be considered derivative. Featuring a couple of plotlines destined to be commingled as the film crescendoes to a violent finale reminiscent of the Quentin Tarantino-penned True Romance, it's easy to see the influence of QT and the Coen Brothers on Moreno's work. But Moreno, who also co-wrote the screenplay, manages to infuse Dog Eat Dog with his own flavor, a flavor that admittedly has not come full circle yet.

Dog Eat Dog is one hell of a fun film, albeit so chock full of obvious influences as to almost be considered derivative. Featuring a couple of plotlines destined to be commingled as the film crescendoes to a violent finale reminiscent of the Quentin Tarantino-penned True Romance, it's easy to see the influence of QT and the Coen Brothers on Moreno's work. But Moreno, who also co-wrote the screenplay, manages to infuse Dog Eat Dog with his own flavor, a flavor that admittedly has not come full circle yet.

"Despite a fine cast and an atmosphere thicker than the Louisiana bayou's air, it's hard to invest emotionally in a film when you don't really get a feel for any of the characters and the plot is more than a little confusing."

"Despite a fine cast and an atmosphere thicker than the Louisiana bayou's air, it's hard to invest emotionally in a film when you don't really get a feel for any of the characters and the plot is more than a little confusing."