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One of the better crime movies that twist and turns through a great story. Comparable to Heat in that none of the characters are sympathetic. They all have their goals (mostly money) and are willing to kill to reach them. Be it the bodyguards, the kidnappers, the victims and or the mob. Realistic portrayal of violence including some great tactics rarely seen on screen. Special mention to the selection of the guns. The two anti heroes use the same 1911 handguns and also their secondary guns use the same clips which makes sense considering that they are a two men team and have little money. The pump gun is a venerable Remingtopn 870, the assault rifle not some over the top piece of junk but a reliable Imi Galil with Nato ammo 7.62×51mm which can work as an assault rifle as well as a sniper rifle. They use realistic body armor, holsters and carry lots of additional ammo in their waist pouches. Last but not least they reload which is a rarity in movies. Plus the effects of the violence is real, watch the back ground of the first shooting and barely visible in the distance is a man crying besides his dead wife. Bystanders are going to get hurt when these guys go ballistic, no sugar coating and no mercy. Another plus are the body guards, purely mercenary in intent but very realistic how they protect and then try to recover the pregnant victim. A gem of a movie worth watching just for the hilarious opening scene. Was very underrated when it came out, guess the violence, the lack of nice characters and its rather Western ending put off the normal critics. Worth mentioning is the nod towards an old classic by naming the two main characters Parker and Longbaugh.Read full review
CRAZY, CRAZY, CRAZY!!! This movie from the beginning was absolute nuts. It starts out: A woman cursing out 2 men sitting on her man's car (calling them all types of fag, etc.), then getting punched in her face by Ryan Phillippe and that was how it started. It was crazy. Ryan Phillippe and Benicio Del Toro are 2 lowly characters who are tired of being run of the mill (poor) and decides to step up their game by kidnapping a pregnant woman who is guarded by Taye Diggs and Nicky Katt. But things take a turn for the worst when they find out who she's connected to and things start to spin out of control for everyone involved. Lot of back stabbing, hidden agendas and some laughs are in this movie. Along with lots of shooting, crazy plot and sub plots, lots of blood (poor Juliette) and some nice acting. I just had to shake my head after it was finished and let out a sigh. WOW! CRAZY, CRAZY, CRAZY.Read full review
Good suspenseful story, engaging characters.
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good actors in the movie
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A very twisty thriller
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