
Christmas on the Canadian prairie: Harlan, a small-time grifter, plans a big con with his moll Fiona, scraggly and half his age. Expensive watches "on loan" from a jeweler, cash borrowed at a high vig from a tribal fund manager, and an old violin are props in the con; a pawnbroker with a safe full of money and various well-armed or well-protected thugs get their ores in as well. Problems, crosses, and double-crosses mount: Harlan finds himself on the stick's short end as the ... (Full plot summary below)
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Christmas on the Canadian prairie: Harlan, a small-time grifter, plans a big con with his moll Fiona, scraggly and half his age. Expensive watches "on loan" from a jeweler, cash borrowed at a high vig from a tribal fund manager, and an old violin are props in the con; a pawnbroker with a safe full of money and various well-armed or well-protected thugs get their ores in as well. Problems, crosses, and double-crosses mount: Harlan finds himself on the stick's short end as the night progresses. Whose money will end up where? And for whom will this be a silent night?
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| Reel Film ReviewsDavid Nusair...the familiarity of the story and characters is so extreme that it's impossible to ever really get into the movie... |
| User ReviewLloyd MModern day "The Sting", but even better!!! |
| User ReviewMichael CIt is good because the plot is quite complicated. A small grifter (Kevin Pollak) used US 10k of his boss money to gamble. His friend was much more in trouble by owing US 100K to a big mob boss. So they pulled out a scam involving his protege (a charming girl). Soon, this simple plan takes a detour into rip-offs, double crosses. But it is not so great because it's too ambitious to make a complex plot into less-than-two-hours movie. Great con games usually has a simple plot but involving a lot of people (Ocean's Eleven), or has a complex plot but involving fewer people (Matchstick Men). This movie tries to accomplish both. So, the complicated plot has only limited time to be ended, so there is no time to build the excitement. Some sub plots are revealed too easily. It diminishes the enjoyment of having a good ending. But still, it is a good con movie that is worth to be watched more than once. |
| User ReviewPrivate UReally smart CANADIAN (yay) film. Great acting, writing and cinematography. Hooray for the peg! |
| User ReviewCody OAn excellent Canadian film made in Winnipeg. I don't know why more people don't know about this movie, I really enjoyed the cons conning other cons. Kevin Pollak is perfect for this role and his acting is wonderful. |
| User ReviewJoseph OA neat little Canadian indie film. I caught this one on APTN one night, and was stunned at how cleverly well it was put together. In the tradition of Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Pulp Fiction, with a noirish take, the story follows a con man in many troubling situations, full of many twists and turns, where all the characters interact at one point or another in the film; one characters gain causes another's struggle and vice versa. The distinctive lighting and film stock utilized set a somber mood. |
| User ReviewLee MA nice makeover of the now familiar grifter movie gets points for style and intricacy but loses points for its derivative content and characters. |
| User ReviewKilgore TEntertaining little con film that is clever than most of its ilk when it comes to pulling the rug out from underneath the viewer, but nevertheless it's still derivative of other more sophisticated entries in the genre (ie. "The Sting" and "House of Games"). Still, entertaining, efficient, and effective. Recommended. |
| User Reviewmatti jthis movie was so fucking weird and confusing |
| User ReviewArtan Aclever minds... stupid thoughts... trust a mistrust... expect the unexpected... |