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Plot: Richard Gaddis (John C. Reilly) catches young Rodrigo (Diego Luna) conning some casino waitresses out of chump change and decides the guy is just the right chump to help him run other local scams. The...( read more read more... ) slyest thing about this diverting remake of the 2000 Argentinian heist flick Nine Queens is, in fact, how much everybody seems to have a scam in the works--there isn’t a single honest soul in sinful, sunbeaten Los Angeles. Richard and Rodrigo soon get caught up in a big swindle concerning some counterfeit currency, a game that ensnares Gaddis’ angrily estranged sister Valerie (Maggie Gyllenhaal), the concierge of the hotel that’s hosting the guys’ main mark (Peter Mullan, coolly brutish). What happens next isn’t really anything new--The Sting, anyone?--and the requisite final twist might not hold up to closer inspection, but director Gregory Jacobs knows how to lie back and it keep it gliding affably along (he served as an assistant director on nearly all of Steven Soderbergh’s films). The performers all hook into the low-key vibe: Reilly’s schlub persona fits snugly into his small-time grifter role, while Luna and Gyllenhaal seem more simmering and sexy in each new shot. The movie is as entertaining and inessential as L.A. itself. --Steve Wiecking

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  • SexiVixxEN
    SexiVixxEN
    Want To See
    MCT:
    June 24, 2008
    Interested
  • Collegekid
    Collegekid
    Not Interested
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    December 29, 2006
    not interested!
  • MandyDarko
    MandyDarko
    2.5 Stars
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    August 26, 2008
    Remake de una de las mejores peliculas argentinas que haya visto. Sin dudas, la original es mucho mejor.
  • scottydgibbs
    scottydgibbs
    4.5 Stars
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    June 12, 2008
    conmen film set in los angeles, john c riley and diego luna star as 2 conmen, who come into possession of a piece of currency, that they find out is very valuble, they need tro pass it off and spend a frantic day in l.a sorting things out , trying to get things into motion, with obstacles coming at every turn, to ruin there plans, they hear of a businessman, who may be interested, at a hotel, where rileys sister works, a exellent performance from mggie gyllenhall, will they sell it by a deadline, its great finding out, great performances all round a great main role for riley, great l.a locations, and a great twist at the end which hopefully will have you watching again, interesting point, this is a remake of argentinian film, nine queens, which is also very good, and criminal, keeps it faithful
  • jcsr
    jcsr
    4.0 Stars
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    April 5, 2008
    Really great heist movie. You will be entertained and tense during the whole film. The director did an excellent job and the locations of the movie make it more vivid and believable. The ending will surely surprise you.

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  • LiTTLeJuS
    LiTTLeJuS
    love it and love diego luna and the end os this movie.
    posted 615 days ago
  • KLFilmmaker
    KLFilmmaker
    Remakes suck. See Nueve Reinas (Nine Queens) instead.
    posted 764 days ago
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