Made shortly before Adrien Brody bootstrapped his way onto Hollywood's A-list with his Academy Award-winning performance in THE PIANIST (2002), German director Peter Sehr's curious adaptation of a controversial Chinese novel is an uncomfortable combination of snappy, con-man comedy and disturbing psychodrama of degradation and self-destruction. New York City sharpie Jack (Brody) shares an apartment in an vacant South Bronx bank with his best buddy, Charlie (John Seda). Jack and Charlie are con-men, and their specialty involves rolling unsuspecting foreign tourists at the swanky New York City hotel that employs their eagle-eyed partner, Jeff (August Diehl), at the fro...
Released:
2001
Rated:
NR
Length:
104 mins