This violent extravaganza in the vein of RESERVOIR DOGS (1992) sets up the desperation of its protagonists and spends the rest of its running time painting them into tighter corners. Fresh out of the pen, minor crook Jack Sweeny (James Marshall) soon learns that job-hunting is a bummer. After failing to secure legitimate employment at a bank, Jack finds himself pinned down in a gun battle on a nearby thoroughfare. Unhappy with the terms of a crooked deal, mobster Gianni Ponti (Dennis Hopper) has ordered Buddy (Sasha Mitchell) and Carlo (Eric Roberts) to steal a valise containing counterfeit plates from his price-gouging partners in crime. To Carlo's amazement, federa...
Released:
2001
Rated:
R
Length:
108 mins