No need for apologies, it's always good to get a few varied opinions of films.

cheap thrills of Russian roulette whose result, if one has seen these things before, was a given no matter how sweaty the t-shirts of our protagonist got 
Yes this is unfortunately true, a tried and trusted formula, long in the tooth and unlikely to change in the future. There are ways around it but they require more thought and effort.

The b&w cinematography which served the dilapidated milieu quite well deserved something slightly more significant. (If Babluani thinks that this is "Bressonian" then he should be forced to play the aforementioned game)

If that is the case re Bresson, then I'd have to wholeheartedly agree with your comment.

I must say after seeing it the second time that I enjoyed the vagueness of the first half far more than the somewhat formulaic second half. I'm just sorry that you obviously disliked it to such an extent. 

Cheers Trev.