Michael Kahn did an exceptional job with the editing. The editing was slightly formalistic because of the odd angles and cuts and even though the story itself was realistic. This may seem to be a poor choice in some scenes but if you look at the movie as whole you can see the editing captured the raw emotions during the more intimate scenes. When Joey was stuck in the wire, Kahn used a very unique kaleidoscope effect. The use of this effect gave the idea that there was more to this than meets the eye, it works with editing because of the way it slowly transitioned scene into where the man was shot. The use of this editing technique creates a sense of relationship and intrigue about the other characters. Obviously, the focus of this story is on Albert and Joey, but Kahn includes the people around him eg Alberts parents and the