Synopsis
After assuming his dead cellmate's identity to get with his girlfriend, an ex-con finds himself the reluctant participant in a casino heist.
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Cast
- Ben AffleckRudy Duncan
- Charlize TheronAshley Mercer
- Gary SiniseGabriel Mercer
- Dennis FarinaJack Banks
- Clarence Williams IIIMerlin
- Danny TrejoJumpy
- Donal LoguePug
- James FrainNick Cassidy
- Isaac HayesZock
- Ashton KutcherCollege Kid
Recommendations
- 75
San Francisco Chronicle
One of the smartest action thrillers to come along in the past few years. It's also one of the freshest. - 75
Miami Herald
May not reinvent the wheel, but its expertly delivered thrills would hit the spot at any time of year. - 75
Philadelphia Inquirer
Some movie-goers will be more annoyed than surprised by the finale. - 63
Chicago Tribune
This new heist movie by the great thriller director John Frankenheimer flails around like its own dysfunctional gang of casino robbers. - 60
Rolling Stone
It bristles with the brute force he brought to 1986's underrated "52 Pick-Up." - 50
Entertainment Weekly
Displays no ambition to be anything more than a synthetic sense-jolt conveyor of the week. - 50
Dallas Observer
In this beautifully devious, exceptionally well-made entertainment, Mr. John Frankenheimer does it all, and more, with the assurance of an old master. - 40
Slate
The picture is an empty parlor trick, but it's carried out with a master's concentration.
