September 7, 2009
Meh...
Alice Eve, Amber Rose Sealey, Billy Asher
A frustrated, unemployed teacher decides to take revenge on life by embarking on a supposedly fool-proof blackmailing scheme with an unpredictable scammer, Gus Dickinson, and his ambitious girlfriend ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: June 12, 2007
Stats: 1,907 reviews
Flixster Reviews (1,907)
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April 4, 2009A plot of blackmail turns into a killing spree. Dark comedy with David Schwimmer and Simon Pegg.
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March 7, 2009A darker comedy starring "Ross Geller" and "Shaun". An odd couple in other words. They manage to do a decent job but as the movie is advertised as a comedy, I can't honestly say that I laughed watching it.
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February 26, 2009A very weird dark comedy. I felt that Schwimmer and Pegg did a great job. It is hard for me to watch Schwimmer and not just see Ross from Friends. He is always very moody and whiny. A lot of surprises, though not really good surprises. No one really gets what they want at the...( read more)
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July 25, 2008I didn't have many expectations of this film but it was surpisingly fun, coming out of nowhere. Great performances, satisfying ending, plenty of plot twists.
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October 14, 2009Interesting premise where everything seems to keep going wrong... but at the end, this movie doesn't make you feel like you are better off for watching it.
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October 5, 2009Not bad at all...I watched this on tv one day and it held my attention for the whole movie. It was nice to see David Schwimmer in another role besides "Ross". This had some funny moments as these idiot criminals work through their "plans". Funny stuff!
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September 19, 2009This is one of those scripts in which something deliberately surprising happens every few minutes - unpredictable characters, sudden bends in the story, massive red herrings, out-of-the-blue betrayals, plot-changing revelations. But in this genre, this is precisely what we expect...( read more)
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June 27, 2007A brilliant comedy; perhaps a little dark for some but really funny. Its got a great cast and a very witty, powerful but short script, only lasting about 1.5 hours - well worth seeing id say.
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