Andy Garcia, Christopher Walken, Gabrielle Anwar

After a foolproof scam turns sour, Jimmy the Saint (a soulful but miscast Andy Garcia, who mainly acts with his hair) and his hard-bitten crew must put their various sordid affairs in order before fac...( read more  read more... )ing their final bloody curtain call. It's not nearly as clever as it thinks it is, but this terminally wise-ass (and extremely violent) caper flick is still one of the better post-Tarantino crime opuses, with some sharp dialogue, a scenery-chewing Christopher Walken (as a paraplegic archcriminal), and unhinged performances by Treat Williams and the obsequious Steve Buscemi that must be seen to be (dis)believed. Neophyte scripter Scott Rosenberg would later pen hipper-than-thou scripts for Beautiful Girls, Con Air, and Armageddon, while director Gary Fleder moved on to the somewhat more reputable Kiss the Girls. The tongue-twisting title is from a Warren Zevon song. --Andrew Wright

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R, 115 min.

Directed by: Gary Fleder

Release Date: December 1, 1995

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DVD Release Date: June 29, 1999

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  • September 22, 2009
    A great crime caper, with a fantastic cast. Boat drinks!
  • October 23, 2007
    This movie is crazy. Christopher Walken is a mob boss parapalegic, and steve buschemi is a silent hitman badass.
  • May 11, 2007
    I quite enjoyed this post Tarantino heist flick, full of the obligatory off -beat characters and grim violence. But for me it was Treat Williams who stands out in a particularly daft and macabre turn as Critical Bill.
  • April 2, 2007
    Really fun Tarantino rip off. Big on cool, small on story, but who cares. You will be entertained. If I could find it on R4 DVD, I'd buy it tomorrow. And Walken is just plain cool.
  • September 13, 2006
    Good script, good performances.
  • August 21, 2009
    "why do you think im a gangster, sweet-face?"
    " i dont know, because your names Jimmy the Saint, and you have slicked back hair" .....wow man, thats great writing. great writing
  • August 21, 2009
    I thought that Things To Do in Denver When You're Dead Is one of the best movies i have seen this year. I enjoyed it because of the great characters and it gets you to watch a good crime type movie not directed by Scorsese or Tarantino.

    The Main Character Jimmy the Saint who ...( read more)was played by Andy Garcia was a intresting character to watch, as he got out of the crime business and decided to come clean by starting a business so that he could buy a boat. Is brought back into the business 1 last time. The character was intresting to watch as during and after the job he falls in love with a woman and tries to help his friends along the way even when they r being killed 1 by 1.

    However I think the best character goes to 3 people Treat Williams who plays a convincing part as Critical Bill the daft but crazy one who cant control his temper. Willams seems to really fit the part of the character and does it well, Christopher Walker as the Man With A Plan the crazy but paralysed villain who forces the saint to do the last job. The main suprise was Steve Buschemi who played the slient hitman Mr Shhh he was truly brillant as it showed that he can be a good lead actor not a supporting one he has known to be.

    The plot of the story was a intresting 1 as you never see the main characters getting killed off so early in the film unless it is a horror movie. It could have been improved but overall it was very good and for me the ending was very good as the Gang meet up on a boat

    Overall i enjoyed this and would reccomend it to anyone who liked the crime type of movie but it is not as good as the Godfather
  • July 27, 2009
    I think I've seen this before... just need a refresher...
  • July 13, 2009
    I just couldn't force myself to finish this one..."
  • January 19, 2009
    walken is amazing...again!!!

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