Back in 2002, an absolutely brilliant film came out about a chase in the desert between a corrupt cop, a hit-man, an undercover FBI agent, a scheming young lady, and several other notable members of the underbelly of society.
The movie is currently playing on the movie channels and I had a chance to catch it. So glad I did. Wow!
See Chris O'Donnell in the picture above? Well, he's the hit-man, and he's got his weapons pointed at two different guys. Why? Because he's not sure which one to shoot! Got your attention? Yeah, it's that kind of movie. Quite tongue in cheek. Cynically whimsical and yet so serious that you can't turn away from the screen.
Point is, all the folks in the desert are after a bag of money, and what a bag it is! With wads of hundreds stacked thick, everyone wants the path to the big easy. Funny thing is that the bag just goes from one greedy fool to the next, as each strives to figure out how to keep it.
With big name stars like Bill Pullman and Rachel Leigh Cook, the movie abounds in fine acting. But the guy who steals the show is Jeremy Davies. Lest you forgot who he is, he's the one who played the translator peacenik in Saving Private Ryan. Remember him running between soldiers to supply the ammo? Remember how conflicted he was about killing the German who fired on his buddies? Davies plays the FBI agent on the run here, and he is fantastic!
What else is worth noting? The amazing effects. Recall the original, dazzling effects in Natural Born Killers? If you think those effects were cool, wait until you watch this film.
Overall, it's a real gem. A diamond in the rough. Or, I should say, a diamond in the desert.
Grade: A+
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