Director Bosschem invokes much of the same atmosphere we saw in films like "Oldboy," where Louie's journey in the underworld is very similar to his own descent in to the dark side where he's willing to do anything it takes to get his sister back, even bringing down his own father. Bosschem's direction matched with the excellent cinematography make "Daijobu" a real visual treat with searing tension and an surprise ending that isn't so much shocking, as it is indicative of the downward spiral Louie is headed down the older he gets.

Davy Bosschem has to work within the confines of the forty three minute run time, so "Daijobu" basically has to speed through its exposition and back story, thus Louie's crime history is sped through as well as his relationship with his sister. There's never a real indication on how romantically involved they are, so we can never be sure if they were sexually involved or if Louie's love for her is unrequited. Even when the two are seemingly passionate for one another, there's never any real verification if they were physical with one another or just have a sexual tension that they never acted on. Meanwhile Louie's sister Sophie is also another really one-dimensional aspect of the story so we never grab a truly complex look at her personality, personal conflict, or feelings about this feud between her brother and father. Louie as well is a pretty unsympathetic character, which is the point of the screenplay, but Louie Talpe really seems lethargic in the midst of his portrayal of this protagonist thus Louie himself is never really an interesting anti-hero and severely lacking a personality in the end of the movie.