In spite of the banal script - the plot had merit insofar as it was an extremely realistic representation of the violence and pure evil at the core of multidrug dealing trade in L.A.. It was hard to watch, but the evil was NOT gratuitous - it was realistic depiction of the life style of those trapped in that world by those evil entities who control that world. It reminded me of Scarface except it was the LA Face of the tribal cults generated to protect the trade.
It will be a cult classic.