After Brendan, a high school student, receives a distressed call for his ex-girlfriend, Emily, and then she goes missing, he sets out to find out what happened. To solve the mystery, Brendan has to enter the drug ring run by the Pin. With the help of a close friend, the Brain, and the beautiful, mysterious Laura, Brendan pushes as far as he can to figure out the drama behind some bad drugs and Emily. But does he go in too deep?

This was an excellent portrayal of classic film noir set within the boundaries of adolescent life. Joseph Gordon-Levitt is magnificent as the ex-boyfriend caught in a game where he is just learning the rules. But although the inventive wordplay and deep mystery leave you guessing throughout the entire movie, it feels as if there is just one more piece missing (a director's cut perhaps?).