I like all the actors, Walken, Garcia, Lloyd, Buscemi, etc. Sadly the story is attempting to be Tarantinoesque and fails at that. I have watched it once and will rewatch it later and I believe my first impression will stick. 2 hours out of my life and little reward. The blame goes to the writer rather than the actors who I believe from other movies I have seen them in excellent and could have shined had they gotten a much better storyline or screenplay. The story is about a guy (Andy Garcia) who has "gone clean" and is sucked back into jobs by a an old mobster (Walken) who is to get the son's old girlfriend to reject her new boyfriend and rekindle a relationship with the son because the son's behavior (as of late) has been whacko. Garcia's character puts a team of old misfits together to do this job and the crew is less than worthy of team spirit. The caper goes awry and I will not spoil the story for those yet to see it. I liked the premise, it just seemed the story was slow and the best I could rate it is 2 out of 5 stars. If you acquire this film I hope you like it better than I did. If you want a Tarantino like film, this film falls short. In fact it fell short in many ways for me.Read full review
Part mafia action, part love story, and part soncerelty. This movie is a terrific throw back to the days of "Jimmy the saint". Suspense at it's finest, Andy Garcia plays the part perfect* Treat Williams plays a great role as well. "Buckwheats" means to make them suffer, make them wish you had just killed them instead. Andy's pick up line inteh bar is sweet! Great movie, I say "Boat Drinks"!
Great movie that flew under the radar of the critics. All-Star cast, great lines, dark comedy at times. A story of seedy characters that is really intriguing. Don't miss this one!!
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A great movie that just doesn't fit the stereotypes for a gangster film. It requires attention to detail for all to make sense. All the actors are great.
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This film is dark, edgy and the love story contain therein is unforgettable. A triumph.
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Great Film
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Sir, I love this movie! I had one and loaned it out only to get it "LOST" Thank's elkster51 Feedback please!
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Hey, Bob, Tarantino doesn't own the genre! He has admitted to ripping off many great film makers himself -- especially Peckinpah -- so it seems very harsh to me to say that Fleder ripped off anybody! Just like in Tarantino's films, this storyline is surreal, at best, but it's certainly as original as any other interaction between a bunch of hard cases as has ever been laid down on film. If anything, the writing here -- with the exception of Reservoir Dogs -- is better than QT and Co. could've done with this particular plot ... and, by the way, I was a big QT fan for many years. I hope he eventually considers going back to his earlier (apolitical) style, but time will only tell. Regardless, the writing here is splendid and the direction isn't far behind. If you like the old drive-in type films, you should love this movie!Read full review
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great movie.........they don`t make em like this anymore
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Great movie ... Andy Garcia delivers, All-star cast
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