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By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 21 Jul 2007

British helmer Frears makes auspicious American debut with this light, speedy, perfectly executed noir, based on Jim Thompson's novel, boasting…

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By Oscar A (53) on 20 Jul 2007

Not bad!!Great actings by both the actresses and John Cussack…

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By Jeremy P (697) on 17 Jul 2007

A great screenplay and career-best performances make this film noir one of the best films of the 90's…

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By Benjamin B (444) on 15 Jul 2007

Probably the best Jim Thompson adaptation out there other than Coup de Torchon…

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By Nate C (179) on 13 Jul 2007

Annette Benning's bod seems to steal the show as two full nude sequences of her appear in this movie…

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By Dave R (1,620) on 09 Jul 2007

Scorsese wanted Frears to do this after he saw My Beautiful Laundrette, and you can see why - it looks like a thriller but it's playing with…

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By Andrew K (2,033) on 09 Jul 2007

Man, I really wanted this to be better. Could have been a great con-artist flick but instead ended up being a big piece of shit…

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 08 Jul 2007

The performances are all insidiously powerful…

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By Travis B (204) on 01 Jul 2007

Took me 20 minutes to figure out this wasn't a comedy. . . hard edged after a while, but nothing special…

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By Vj B (208) on 01 Jul 2007

Took me 20 minutes to figure out this wasn't a comedy. . . hard edged after a while, but nothing special…

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By Philip B (248) on 29 Jun 2007

Angelica Huston - OMG! Amazing performances by all…

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By Norman Z (3) on 28 Jun 2007

This movie is grim... in a cool way. what if I wasn't your mother? pretty sick but gripping stuff nonetheless…

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By Jonathan H (1,173) on 24 Jun 2007

Stephen Frears really is a genius. Long before The Queen this movie is a great modern day film noir with excellent performances all around…

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By Rodney W (191) on 24 Jun 2007

This wasn't the best of Jim Thompson's novels, but it's one of the few adaptations that exceeds it's source material…

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By Johnny C (132) on 23 Jun 2007

Faithful adaptation of noir/hardboiled crime author Jim Thompson's fine novel about con artists, and well-cast…

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By Petra S (107) on 22 Jun 2007

Terrible...This was supposed to be a thriller...but it has nothing to do with it.There is no plot,no point at the end...A waste of good actors…

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By Bryan W (959) on 16 Jun 2007

This is really good...although it's been a long time since i've seen it…

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By Brandon H (695) on 12 Jun 2007

Stephen Frears is probably the most underrated director of our time…

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By Mark G (832) on 11 Jun 2007

In this stylish, throwback film noir John Cusack stars as a small con operator who gets caught in the act…

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By Brent M (349) on 10 Jun 2007

A pretty evil film. Not sure what to say about it. It's not perfect and the characters aren't that likeable…

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