This movie directed brilliantly by Guy Ritchie was a fabulous trip from start to finish. Take a group of friends, losers, cons and let them make a plan to brilliantly put one in a high stakes poker game and lets just say chaos ensues. The story has several intertwined plots with some of the nastiest thugs,dopers and just stupid guys and you will be blown away, lock stock and barrel. The appearance of Sting as the ring leaders Father is great! He has less than 6 lines and is just superb. He son played by a very talented Nick Moran, I would bet money(bad example seeing the plot is about betting)has a quality on film that puts alot of the American pretty boys to shame. This is a good actor and very charismatic. The whole cast is swarming with talent and until the last minute this cleverly written film keeps you dangling. See it and you will see I mean it literally. Bravo to this film a must see.
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The Assignment
(1997)
"You've Not Seen Nothing Like the MIGHTY QUINN!"
2 September 1999
Okay so I love Aidan Quinn's acting even with a bad script. This is not the case in The Assignment. As other viewers have said, this was a movie I stumbled upon on cable and got so into it I didn't want it to end. Take one Cuban American Navy Ofc.(Quinn)who is an upright, uptight soldier and family man. Add a crazed agent(Donald Sutherland) who is looking for the worlds most notorious terrorist and add a Ben Kingsley and you have "The Assignment". Sutherland is a witness of the most notorious terrorist Carlos actions in a cafe on a lovely day where he is so profoundly rocked at this mans evil that his sole reason to live is to get this man as long as he draws breath.
Take one soldier on a pass in Israel who is a dead ringer for this man and is beaten and held by Kingsley until they realize they have a plan. By taking on Carlos by being him, or being forever responsible for never helping rid the world of him, makes for a very heavy assignment and guilt trip. By not helping his country he is bound as a man and his military duty to chose wisely. So the training begins. Lets say Carlos training is right up there with the academy of arts and holocausts. When I say this intense and wonderfully casted,scripted and executed film rates the best, I am not understating it. All three actors could save almost any script..together this is a movie to be seen from frame one to credits. I am not into terrorism or movies about it but I got hooked! Bravo again to Aidan Quinn who for once plays a heavy that could hold up to any actor including Gary Oldman. Thats a compliment. Rent it and get lots of popcorn. Oh did I mention the sex?? It works better than "Last Tango!"and its educational.
Take one soldier on a pass in Israel who is a dead ringer for this man and is beaten and held by Kingsley until they realize they have a plan. By taking on Carlos by being him, or being forever responsible for never helping rid the world of him, makes for a very heavy assignment and guilt trip. By not helping his country he is bound as a man and his military duty to chose wisely. So the training begins. Lets say Carlos training is right up there with the academy of arts and holocausts. When I say this intense and wonderfully casted,scripted and executed film rates the best, I am not understating it. All three actors could save almost any script..together this is a movie to be seen from frame one to credits. I am not into terrorism or movies about it but I got hooked! Bravo again to Aidan Quinn who for once plays a heavy that could hold up to any actor including Gary Oldman. Thats a compliment. Rent it and get lots of popcorn. Oh did I mention the sex?? It works better than "Last Tango!"and its educational.
Killing Zoe
(1993)
Viva La Difference. Meet The Real Reservoir Dogs !!!
19 August 1999
This is a movie that you just happen upon one day without knowing what it is about but figure the name allows at least 10 minutes just for curiosity. Than it hooks you! Imagine Eric Stolz an American in Paris so to speak A reunion is to take place with his old friend. Sounds sweet? Well their friendship is anything but normal as the two lead men are.They embark on a nonstop wild trip to pull off a heist and lets say that this is one very bad acid trip of a gig. Stolz is initiated to who his crew will be and if he survives the night before the job, the rest lets say is a piece of quiche. This gritty almost can smell the stench in the air French great independent film is very much worth watching for there is never a moment of calm. Does Zoe get killed ? Who is Zoe? I thought Jean-Hugues Anglade was absolutely captivating as the totally violent drug crazed Eric. This is an actor that just really should get more work. He monopolizes every scene. I thought it was one of the coolest films and I just fell upon it. I have watched it several times since. It's definitively one to look into. It holds up against alot big budget action films with a dirty thrilling heart pounding rhythm mixed with excellent writing and cast.
Swimming with Sharks
(1994)
"Kaiser Soze's Brother Big Hollywood Mogul"Extra extra!
18 June 1999
Kevin Spacey is by far one of this generations most fabulous actors, we all know that. He plays "Buddy Ackerman" Hollywoods answer to Adolf Hitler as Hollywoods reigning golden boy mogul de jour. Up and coming... from Hell!!! Enter the dragon or in this case his assistant fresh faced New Yorker Frank Whaley a very decent yet naive young man who still has his dreams, soul, and innocence. As the movie flashes from the end to the beginning you think you want to put this poor trainee out of his misery.It is painful to watch, yet we all have had an Ackerman in our lives.We watch like voyeurs as the characters take an amazing turn. Predator Spacey has done his job too well.Shark becomes shark bait. Frank Whaley is fabulous as the man who came to Tinseltown. Wide eyed guppie finds out that he is not only swimming with sharks, but is turning into the biggest one in the tank.Plus he is a bottom feeder to boot. You will be riveted to the last minute. Be careful what you wish for. Think "All About Eve" on PCP during a roid rage. FABULOUS STUFF
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