Pistoleros

Influenced equally by the spaghetti westerns of Sergio Leone and the urban-set Mexican shoot 'em ups of Robert Rodriguez, this Danish caper film is nothing if not bizarre. Seven years after pulling off a big heist, Frank Lowies (Erik Holmey) and his dysfunctional family attempt to recover the loot he hid before going to prison. But it seems that every gangster in Copenhagen knows what he's up to, and the resulting carnage becomes more than Frank bargained for. Writer/director Shaky Gonzalez is clearly more interested in style than substance, and despite all its hard-edged action, Pistoleros is just marginally engaging.

Shelf Talk: The tough talk, graphic violence and frequent flashes of nudity (courtesy of numerous strip-club scenes) lend Pistoleros some bottom-feeder appeal, but to get the hipsters revved up, stress this title's homage to Leone and Rodriguez. It'll need all the plugging you can supply, given the subtitles and lack of marketable names. —E.H.