#89
My Rating:
6
Seen It:
Yes
| Brad Pitt | Jerry Welbach |
| Julia Roberts | Samantha Barzel |
| James Gandolfini | Winston Baldry |
| Bob Balaban | Bernie Nayman |
| Michael Cerveris | Frank |
| Sherman Augustus | Leroy the Hitman |
| David Krumholtz | Beck |
| J.K. Simmons | Ted Slocum |
| Gene Hackman | Arnold Margolese |
| Richard Coca | Car Thief |
| Castulo Guerra | Joe the Pawnshop Owner |
| Salvador Sanchez | |
| Mayra Serbulo |
| Director | Gore Verbinski |
| Producer | John Baldecchi; Lawrence Bender; Christopher Ball |
| Writer | J.H. Wyman |
| Cinematography | Dariusz Wolski |
| Musician | Alan Sylvestri |
Like a good magic act, J.H. Wyman's original screenplay distracts you from its gaps of logic, using unexpected revelations to fuel its strategic vitality. It also provides a wealth of character development, and director Gore Verbinski (Mouse Hunt) gives his stellar cast equal time to shine. It hardly matters that Pitt and Roberts spend most of the film apart; their time together is worth waiting for, and the machinations that separate them play out like a cross between vintage Peckinpah and Romancing the Stone. And why is the accursed pistola so valuable? That's just another surprise, setting the stage for the arrival of yet another big-name star, whose motivations are pure in a film full of double-crosses and darkly shaded humor. With a giddy plot like this, star power is just icing on the cake. --Jeff Shannon
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