One of the Great Contemperary Film Noirs

Rating: Null/10 (30 April 2004)

I will admit that when I first heard the title to this movie I thought is was some kind of comedy. However, I soon heard more about it from friends and magazine articles and decided to watch it.
To say that I was pleased would be an understatement, I was blown away. The film has everything I go to the movie to see: a magnificent script (Christopher McQuarrie), top notch acting (particulary Kevin Spacey and Benincio Del Toro, and a last minute surprise twist.
The film revolves around a con-man named Verbul Kent who is apparently one of the only survivors of a failed drug bust. Kent is interrogated by a Federal agent (an impressive Chazz Palmenteri)about the events leading up to that incident. What follows is a story told in flashbacks in which Kent and four other men, one of them a ex cop, are brought in for questioning and soon form an alliance with each other. They pull off a successful heist and soon take a job from a man named Redfoot. The easy living soon all goes downhill from there and the men are plunged into a dimension of distrust,conspiracy, and power all of which circle around a mythic criminal.
IF you the kind of person who only enjoys truly great films, this is one to see.