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Edward Burns, Rachel Weisz, Morris Chestnut, Leland Orser, Louis Lombardi
What Jake Vig doesn't know just might get him killed. A sharp and polished grifter, Jake has just swindled thousands of dollars from the unsuspecting Lionel Dolby with the help of his crew: Insideman ...( read more
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Id: 10895738
It?s ok but Dustin Hoffman was terribly miscast considering in the book, his character is this giant muscle-bound thug who sends fair into the hearts of all things living. Hardly!
"Foley's a great stylist--solid eye-candy,script mediocre..the dialogue has this frenetic grind that seems to try to cover something a litte hollow.Hoffman's great,though,as is Giamatti,and Burns ain't bad for such a good-lookin' devil...see it if you like great technique and vir...( read more)
"In every con, sooner or later, somebodys gonna ask the right questions."
A medium paced con film that should NEVER even be compared to Oceans Eleven. (O11 is fast paced and upbeat, this one just likes to take a power walk.) A...( read more)
A film that I would wander by and think, "Hmmm...Dustin Hoffman..." but never really thought about. then, it re-appeared with a slipsleeve/O-ring and suddenly I couldn't resist. Yes, I am a marketing victim, but I think we all knew that. I snagged it because every time I skip on ...( read more)
Fairly entertaining con-game thriller but you'd expect more from the talent involved.
