The Informers - Opens in theaters April 24

"There is No Sun"

That's the last line spoken in The Informers, which aptly sums up this disturbingly dark movie based on a novel by Bret Easton Ellis in which he dissects contemporary American society, a culture in which too much is never enough. It's a story of hedonims run amuck and no moral compasses. As one young character says, "I need someone to tell me what's right and what's wrong."

The movie is set in Los Angeles of the early 1980’s with a multi-strand narrative that deftly balances a vast array of characters who represent both the top of the heap (a Hollywood dream merchant, a dissolute rock star, an aging newscaster) and the bottom (a voyeuristic doorman, an amoral ex-con). Connecting all his intertwining strands are the quintessential Ellis protagonists—a group of beautiful, blonde young men and women who sleep all day and party all night, doing drugs—and one another—with abandon, never realizing that they are dancing on the edge of a volcano.

THE INFORMERS features a great ensemble cast, with Billy Bob Thornton, Kim Basinger, Mickey Rourke, Winona Ryder, Jon Foster and Amber Heard. And while well acted, there is not one likeable character in this overall depressing movie.

If you're having a bad day, we'd for sure recommend skipping this one.