646f9e108c A pair of sociopath killers take on the police and the mob in order to make one last big score.
Red is an aging scam-artist who's just been released from prison together with Ronnie, a young and not-so-bright hoodlum who is easily manipulated. Their new business is to organize fake-money sales and then kill the buyer to take his money; but when Ronnie kills an undercover secret service agent, his partner Jimmy Mercer vows revenge and is given one week to catch the killers before being transferred.
I finally got around to renting this (some 18 years after it was released). I assumed it would be like "Passenger 57"–basically a "Die Hard"-type film in which the body count was high. There were certainly plenty of those films around this time period.<br/><br/>I was pleasantly surprised. The film is a police procedural that interweaves the story of the thieves and the cops. Honestly, I could imagine Michael Mann being interested in this subject matter. Now the film is no masterpiece, by any stretch of the imagination, but I enjoyed the fact that it took its time, invested in the characters, and told a story.
Yes, it only simmers, not boils, but that's actually what I like about the film. I think too many of our reviewers want suspense films that are totally unrealistic. For the most part, I can imagine the events of this film happening. In fact, if you look at Snipes' career, over the long-haul, the more outlandish his films became, the more his career ebbed.<br/><br/>I always liked Wesley Snipes, and thought he could have been one of the most popular of the African-American actors that were coming into their own in the 1990s. I see his performance herebeing solid. I can't say the same for Dennis Hopper's performance. The term "adequate" comes to mind. But not a very imaginative performance. He did his job, but does not inspire. Viggo Mortensen was more interesting. I enjoyed seeing Tony LoBionco, although I wondered if he got tired playing mob bosses.<br/><br/>The film had some nice touches. Different settings than typical in this type of film (e.g., a ballroom dance floor). And, the sub-story of the woman whose life never quite takes off, and she muddles through being a waitress at a "hash house", always waiting for the one man who pays attention to her to become what he says he can be; a rather tragic characterization.<br/><br/>My one big criticism of this film is the beginning. Dialog cycling through the different characters, attempting to show…well, what? Clever idea, but not fulfilled. It was at this point that I almost turned the flick off. But, it got better…but not great. But then again, I don't find the vast majority of "cops and robbers" stories to be great or inspiring.<br/><br/>It's a good film. Not a great film. Once was good. Probably won't watch it again.


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