10 Cent Pistol

A diverting if overcomplicated menu of flashbacks and betrayals among organized-crime players in Los Angeles.

"10 Cent Pistol" serves as a perfect example of getting what you pay for.

One wishes the director had as burning of an interest in significance as he does trickery and quippery.

If you like puzzles--and don't mind if, when completed, they don't reveal much of interest--you might enjoy this labyrinthine little brain-teaser. If not, you probably won't think it's worth a plugged nickel.