Joe Moore (Gene Hackman) leads a gang of thieves that includes his wife Fran Moore (Rebecca Pidgeon), Pinky Pincus (Ricky Jay) and Bob Blane (Delroy Lindo). Joe gets recorded robbing a jewelery store and he wants to cash out. However, the crooked fence Mickey Bergman (Danny Devito) forces him to do another job to steal a Swiss gold shipment with Mickey's nephew (Sam Rockwell) as part of the crew.
David Mamet has his stylish dialog delivered by a great cast capable of delivering the lines believably. The plot is full of twisty turns of distrust and paranoia. It does feel a little too manufactured but it is undeniably Mamet. The capers are interesting but mechanically filmed. This is functional but lacks real excitement.
David Mamet has his stylish dialog delivered by a great cast capable of delivering the lines believably. The plot is full of twisty turns of distrust and paranoia. It does feel a little too manufactured but it is undeniably Mamet. The capers are interesting but mechanically filmed. This is functional but lacks real excitement.