Synopsis
Tiffany, Charlie and Vernon are con artists looking to up the ante from their typical scams. They figure a good way of doing this is taking down Dean "The Dean" Stevens, a well-known cardsharp, in a rigged game. However, they first need enough money to enter a game with Stevens, so they decide to strike a deal with fellow crook Larry Jennings to scam a local gangster -- which turns out to be a bad idea.
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Cast
- Stuart TownsendVernon
- Sylvester StalloneDean 'The Dean' Stevens
- Jamie FoxxLarry Jennings
- Gabriel ByrneCharlie Miller
- Thandiwe NewtonTiffany
- Melanie GriffithEve
- Hal HolbrookThe Professor
- Roger Guenveur SmithMarlo
- Bo HopkinsLieutenant Scarne
- Dina MerrillDina
Recommandations
- 70
Los Angeles Times
A clever and adroit B picture with A virtues, starting with its ensemble cast. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
A dramatic thriller with a large cast playing the hell out of some very juicy roles. Nieman's script shuffles nimbly among an array of colorful characters and offers unexpected twists that keep you off-balance. - 50
Variety
In the end, under-realized direction and characters deliver less than a full deck. - 40
L.A. Weekly
The flashes of warm, human talent that pulse periodically from the ensemble -- Byrne and Foxx, particularly -- only make their presence in this terrifically bad movie all the more baffling. - 25
Miami Herald
A failure on every conceivable level -- from its trite, pedestrian dialogue to its static, torturous pacing.
