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Director: David Mamet
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From Time Out Film Guide
David Mamet has been talking this up as his homage to that perennial favourite, film noir. But as we should all know by now, you can't trust a word he says. In fact this movie belongs to a far more exclusive and readily identifiable sub-genre: the Mamet sting game. Hackman is a master cracksman persuaded by DeVito to go that job too far; Lindo and Jay are his expert team, and Mrs Mamet - Pidgeon - is totally miscast as the femme fatale who may or may not be Hackman's weakest link. Sure, you get the feeling Mamet could write this stuff before breakfast, and the only surprise on the home straight is how lazy it feels, but at least everyone's having fun - audience included - Mamet has finally learned how to direct action, and Hackman... 'He's so cool, when he goes to bed, sheep count him.'Author: TCh
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- Posted on Aug 26 2008 11:31 As a wooden sail boat lover....seeing Gene Hackman, Rebecca Pidgeon and Quatre Vents ( a unique and original boat !) together in this intrigue brought me closer to dreams of sailing out of the rat race !!!! A movie must !! LiquidJam
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Cast & crew
Director: David Mamet
Producer: Art Linson, Elie Samaha, Andrew Stevens
Cast: Gene Hackman, Danny DeVito, Delroy Lindo, Sam Rockwell, Rebecca Pidgeon, Ricky Jay, Patti LuPone full cast
Genre(s): Thrillers
Duration: 109 mins
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