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1hr 38min
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1999
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Lions Gate
Synopsis: One day Jack (Matthew Lillard) shows up at the antiques-laden warehouse apartment of Max (Vincent D'Onofrio) and Jamie (Valeria Golino), two ruthless low-level criminals with higher aspirations than the two-bit thieving they do now. Jack insists he's Max's brother, but Jamie, whose hobby is collecting poison, has her doubts. When Max arrives to find Jack tied to a chair, it's revealed that Jack isn't Max's brother -- he's a hoodlum with a line on a briefcase with a million dollars and a priceless, ... Full Synopsis
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There's nothing like a good heist movie, and this one holds its own with its obvious templates, Reservoir Dogs and The Spanish Prisoner. While this estimable ensemble piece doesn't have the vicious visceral nature of Quentin Tarantino's cult favorite or the literary snap of David Mamet, it does build a viable atmosphere of cunning intrigue amid a community populated by reprehensible low-lifes, where ... Full Review
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