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I love this film!

posted 17 years ago by Bigtomfosheezy420
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I discovered this flick at my local video store one day and thought,
"What the heck, why not?". Only problem is that I fell deeply in love
with this quirky masterpiece and every time I convinced my friends to
watch it the video store had its only copy rented out.

Took me about six years before I finally got a copy online. It is currently in my "Never ever in a million years or until my hard drive fails delete folder".

Anybody who appreciates complex characters in the mob world will enjoy
its fusion of scatty pop piano and healthy dialog. Terrific ensemble
cast that mesh well together. Pointy is the HNIC but Dink is the real
brains behind the operation. Be sure to catch the sly knock against
Sugar Bear's name on the way to meet Hot Sauce.

Nice whack job on Pointy by the way. The Italians knew that Dink was
smart enough not to clip somebody over "nickel and dime" stuff. It just
goes to show that there is still some sense of right and wrong in the
mob world. That goes double for Dink letting Fire Escape guy live.

Bein' "beefless" is priceless! Not much more I can say about this film
because all of you have already expressed just how awesome this movie
is.

Just for the record, I thought the "Can't take the bitch outta the
ghetto" line was frickin' cheesy. I much prefer the line, "Thou shalt stop acting like a blaspheming bitch.".

[–] vooosh2k 17 years ago

best line of the whole film, delivered with such awesomeness by Baldwin- Spoiler ahead: after the little pug gets whacked.

"They got Wally."

[–] Bigtomfosheezy420 17 years ago

Wally was not a pug. He was a terrier of some sort. The pug was a peace offering to Macken from Dink. Still a good line though.

"Look I am not going to explain the scope of my relationship with the dog because the words will sound *beep* stupid coming out of my mouth. *beep* ...Macken

Tom™

[–] senator_noc 15 years ago

They had too many great lines in this.

"That was a bark"

"Ok, well....where ya warrant at, mother *beep* e r?"

"Sh!t, you got a pen?"

"Fools went to the police academy and sh!t"

The Vet: "Local?....Take your time"

"You got benefits?"

"This bad boy got side airbags kid"

I can go all day on Pointy alone.

[–] bear022013-588-696101 9 years ago

But white cannot act a lick.

[–] tbennett20 15 years ago

I really like this movie. I have the dvd and it never gets old. Every now and then I get it out and watch it. The actors do a really good job and so many great lines. One thing I couldn't figure out though is why they put that wig on Rebecca DeMornay. Maybe because her natural beauty would detract some from the story? I don't know. She is still a beautiful woman. If you see this dvd for sale, buy it. You will like it.

[–] elliot_bougis 14 years ago

I loved it too! I borrowed a VCD copy from a friend, also figuring "What the hay." I was immediately taken by the good use of music and the repartee between Riles and The Thief ("Stop stealin" those g--dam--d peanuts!"). The movie kind of lulled after that but then picked up really nicely from the first third or so on. I had read this film was very predictable but I must disagree. In fact, many of my hunches turned out to be completely wrong. It's worth watching a few times, not only so you have the names straight in the quick dialogue but also so you can just relish the dialogue itself. My favorite lines in the movie: "That sounded like a yes to me." "Yeah? It sounded like a bark to me. I'm not so far gone that I think my dog can speak English." (Plus the hilarious line about explaining the scope of his bond with his dog!) Baldwin was a jewel among many other fine performances. Admittedly, the lead investigator's acting seemed very caricatured and wooden until, that is, the latter half or so. A lot of good twists and very believeable "modern crime world" texture. Two thumbs up.

[–] ronejr766 14 years ago

"I lost beaucoups of money. And for ya'll that don't know, that's french for a whole motherf&%^ing lot."

"I bet she got some indian in her, some sasquach or some *beep*

"I'm from a place called, fresh off a *beep* ass. And you just made me homesick."

"A Volvo?! What kinda black man drives a Volvo?"

"What kinda *beep* gives himself a name like Hotsauce.......Sugarbear."

Danny, after he shoots Hotsauce. "Sorry i'm late man, I think I stepped on a hypodermic needle or something."

"If at first you don't succeed, get out the motherf---ing kitchen!

"If you are ever in Detroit, come by my french restaurant, Fa Teh Uh, (however you spell it) and ax for Pointy."

[–] tania-1 12 years ago

I am so happy to see there are other people who love this movie as much as I have!!!

I
Love
This
Friggin'
Movie

Period.

:)

[–] bear022013-588-696101 12 years ago

Love it too much......never tire of it...Baldwin is good!The supporting cast good.A winner a 10!

[–] june-sasser 10 years ago

This film is so great, I thought Elmore leonard wrote it! But it's for adults over the age of 12 so...

[–] bear022013-588-696101 9 years ago

Don't mess with the Italians
Good review byBig tom....I love this film.

[–] mikehmx5 9 years ago

I watched this again today. Haven't seen it in years so it was worth another viewing. Good movie but Rebecca De Mornay was wasted in the cop role. While I understand that the police presence added suspense and another potential foe for Baldwin's character to deal with, nothing was done with the cop angle. That part of the plot was just left hanging as if the writer(s) couldn't figure out where to go with it and just said 'the heck with it'.

[–] MarkAntney 8 years ago

It doesn't keep it from being one of my AllTimeNoOneHasSeenThis Films,..but yeah DeMornay was horribly miscast in that role.

She's a decent actress, great roles in other films,...she wasn't bad in this, just miscast.