"Recall" was especially disappointing in its cardboard characters and flimsy plot line. The roles were uniformly stereotypes, such as the crime boss Sal Ventucci, his nephew whom he doesn't trust, the drug lord, and the two step-brothers who hatch a scheme to rob the powerful Ventucci family of $2 million during a drug sale.

Not only did the Ventucci clan not protect their money very well, but the two stepbrothers were incompetent in their vague plan to carry out the heist. There was lack of substance in the film's narrative and lack of sympathy for any of the characters.

In the film' structure, the crime drama was disconnected to a subplot of the personal drama about Mike and his girlfriend Nicole, which is told via flashbacks. That storyline was also poorly developed, relying on a messy ending that never revealed the full story of what happened to Nicole and why.

The film get bogged down in slow-paced conversations, interminable pauses, and one scene that actually repeats itself in the content: the long, agonizing double sequence (one inside a car followed nearly verbatim in the scene in the bar) where Dale persuades his stepbrother Mike to participate in the robbery.

The relatively positive reviews that argue that the film has been ranked too low are badly mistaken. The comments on this board are far too generous, and the numerical rankings are way too high.

Poor acting, poor directing, poor storyline. Takes ages to get going, 40 mins in and still nothing Waste of time and space this film

Desperate Mikey (nicely played by director/co-writer Michael James Regan) decides to assist his scuzzy no-count stepbrother Dale (a solid performance by Tommy James Murphy) in robbing two million dollars worth of money from the mob.

Director Regan keeps the riveting story moving along at a brisk pace, presents a colorful array of seedy low-life criminal characters, maintains a tough gritty tone throughout, and delivers a real doozy of a dark twist at the end. The profane dialogue further adds to this film's overall harsh edge. Moreover, the sound acting by the capable cast keeps this movie humming: Louis Di Bianco as formidable mob capo Sal Vertucci, Stefano DiMatteo as the reluctant Vinny, Katrina Isberg as foxy waitress Alexis, Danny Bruzzi as the belligerent Bruno, Eugene Clark as fearsome drug dealer Eddie Jackson, and Brendee Green as the sweet Nicole. A hard-hitting crime thriller.