
Tommy and Gary are criminals engaging in grand thefts in order to make ends meet. They are opportunists and have no fear. After a routine robbery goes awry, the friends are forced to put their criminal activity behind them. As Tommy's relationship flourishes with his new girlfriend Scarlet, his economic hardships become obvious. Scarlet soon proposes a notion that will make all their money troubles vanish - the heist of a half a million dollar painting. With just a short wind... (Full plot summary below)
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Tommy and Gary are criminals engaging in grand thefts in order to make ends meet. They are opportunists and have no fear. After a routine robbery goes awry, the friends are forced to put their criminal activity behind them. As Tommy's relationship flourishes with his new girlfriend Scarlet, his economic hardships become obvious. Scarlet soon proposes a notion that will make all their money troubles vanish - the heist of a half a million dollar painting. With just a short window of opportunity, Tommy and Gary design an ambitious plan, one that will ultimately determine their fate.
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| User ReviewJon SReview by Sky Tallone The film opens with a nicely done heist scene with a nice performance by Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight). From there, the story follows two of the criminals who pulled the heist, best friends who have decided to get out of the crime game. Our protagonist Tommy (Hunter Ives) falls in love with a beautiful woman named Scarlet (Korrina Rico), who brings him some information on an art heist they could do that would set them up for life. Full of action and plot twists with fantastic acting from everyone, especially Richard Manriquez who plays Tommy's partner in crime, Gary. Ken Davitian (Borat) also plays a vital character. Every single element of this film was incredibly well-done. It's beautiful and polished with high production quality, action, good characters and a well-written story. There were certain story elements that I felt were a bit of a stretch, certain things that didn't seem realistic. I got a chance to speak with the director Prince Bagdasarian as well as both lead actors after the screening and learned that the script was constantly being rewritten throughout the production to accommodate unexpected changes in production, and they did a great job. They more than deserved the awards they got. If anything could have been better, it would be some of the smaller details of the story and the dialogue. It's more of a drama than an action film which makes it a bit more difficult to market, but it's definitely worth watching and never feels slow or too long. Great acting, natural and real characters, and some absolutely gorgeous bigger-than-life shots. Prince said that shooting took place over the course of about six months, but the project was in the works for nearly two years from script to final cut, and done on a very modest budget considering the result. Very very impressive, definitely check this one out. |
| User ReviewLee MYou might not come up with a perfect film due to some structural difficulties, but a fun genre piece nevertheless. |
| User ReviewJennifer BDon't bother watching this movie! It was like a student film. Actually, the filming and camera work was the only thing good about it. The lead man is very good looking, The acting and storyline were awful! I think Prince only received the award because they felt bad for him or he bought it. |