Not everything works but the joy of cinematic rediscovery and experimentation that each of these filmmakers engages in makes this a thoroughly worthy anthology and one that benefits from being on the big screen, particularly for Lee's segment.

As a singular work, "The Killers" contains quite a great deal of charm that makes this one an easy recommendation, even if all the pieces don’t resonate on the same level.

This pulp concoction largely trades Hemingway’s trademark spareness for heightened stylistics, excessive bloodletting and wanton genre-splicing which make it yet another addition to the over-flowing pile of post-Tarantino crime pictures.

Each of the directors involved in the project has different strengths and ideas, making their film distinctive in some way. Whether visually, tonally, or stylistically, how each is presented never feels quite the same.