The Kansas City Shuffle

Rating: 7/10 (22 January 2013)

A new criminal organization has decided to move into New York City. When they discover that a horse has been doped without their knowledge or permission they decide to set an example by killing everyone who knew about it. Fast forward about 20 years and a young man on his way back to New York City is killed by an assassin utilizing a version of "the Kansas City Shuffle". In other words, he gets the victim to look one way while he is coming from another direction. The thing about this maneuver is that it can happen to anybody. That said, this movie will take you in all kinds of directions and just when you think you understand what is going on something else transpires that changes everything. And while there were several big name actors involved in this movie, I thought Josh Hartnett ("Sleven Kelevra"), Morgan Freeman ("The Boss") and to a lesser extent Lucy Liu ("Lindsey") really stood out the most. Definitely worth a look if you enjoy a good crime-drama-mystery type of film. But just remember, the "Kansas City Shuffle" can happen to anybody.