Its a triumph of style over substance.

Doctor, heal thyself, I guess.

Even if it involves larceny.

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On his tail are a gumshoe named Mike Kowalski and a bumbling gang of bent-nose mafia types.

The noirish plot doesnt add up to much certainly not as much as youd like.

WarholsDouble Elviscomes to life as a menacing gunslinger.

ManetsOlympiaand her cat morph into clawing wraiths.

Even Brandts own elongated, equine face looks like something out of a Picasso canvas smeared in sweaty madness.

By the 60-minute mark, though, all of Krstics idiosyncratic novelty begins to test your patience.