This movie was a complete waste of Cage and DaFoe's talent. And my time.

so bad i couldn't even finish it. it should be illegal for a movie to have such terrible acting

I’ll give it credit, it consistently got worse as it went on. Only redeeming quality is being from Cleveland I knew a lot of the locations.

"We're family" lol what? Paul Schrader who recently made 'First Reformed', which I've heard nothing but great things about, somehow forgot to write and direct when it came to this movie.

An ultraviolent and vulgar dark comedy, Dog Eat Dog is an ugly mess. The story follows a group of smalltime Cleveland gangsters who try for a big score with a kidnapping, but things all fall apart. Nicolas Cage and Willem Dafoe lead the cast, but their performances aren’t very good (Dafoe is particularly horrendous). And the directing is terrible, as none of the stylistic choices work, and the sets look cheap. Additionally, the sex and violence are incredibly gratuitous and makes the film feel dirty. Complete garbage, Dog Eat Dog is a pointless waste of time.