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Cast
- John CusackJack
- Rebecca Da CostaRivka
- Robert De NiroDragna
- Crispin GloverNed
- Dominic PurcellLarson
- Sticky FingazLizard
- Martin KlebbaGuano
- Theodus CraneGoose
- Celesta HodgeJanet
- Mike MayhallDeputy Jones
Recommendations
- 50
Slant Magazine
The premise might make sense, if only hypocritically, but the film abandons this already flimsy parody of macho pride disastrously at the last minute. - 50
The Dissolve
The Bag Man is always teetering on the edge of amateurish absurdity, before being tugged back from the edge by its actors. - 50
Entertainment Weekly
The only one having any fun in this dead-on-arrival noir is Robert De Niro. - 40
Village Voice
The trouble is that Grovic's attempts to generate suspense by keeping character identities and motivations unknown leaves the proceedings feeling vague and slapdash. - 40
Los Angeles Times
It is the most nonsensical crime caper to make it on screen in a while. - 30
The New York Times
At least Mr. De Niro, who disappears from the movie until the end, seems to be enjoying himself. The force of his bonhomie gives this murky-looking, empty conceit of a film a desperately needed lift of facetious humor. - 25
Observer
It takes just under two hours of tedium before you find out what’s in the bag, and you might be sorry you waited. - 25
New York Post
This blathery, misogynist indie from first-time director David Grovic — which seems to be aiming for “Pulp Fiction” territory with its blend of crime, banter and the mysterious contents of a bag — falls far short, rife as it is with noir and gender clichés.
