$windle (2002)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

K.C. Bascombe

Writers:

K.C. Bascombe (written by)
K.C. Bascombe (story) ...

Release Date:

12 April 2004 (South Korea)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller | Drama

Tagline:

Friday 5.01PM... Bank Robbery In Progress... Nothing Is What It Seems.

Plot:

Four thieves attempt to make the richest score in history. |

Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman | Nonlinear Timeline | Bank Manager | Undercover Cop | Elvis Impersonator

Cast

Tom Sizemore	...	Seth George
Sherilyn Fenn	...	Sophie Zen
Dave Foley	...	Michael Barnes
Conrad Pla	...	Cisco
Alain Goulem	...	Curtis Locke
Alan Fawcett	...	Lieutenant Dan Archer
Katie Griffin	...	Judy
Jack Daniel Wells	...	Lieutenant Jackson Craig
Genevieve Sabourin	...	Samantha Erickson
Vanya Rose	...	Cory Lee
Ryan Kennedy	...	Officer Richie O'Malley
Lori Graham	...	Reporter
Sasha Gervais	...	Marc
Candace Sibley	...	Hooker
Barry Blake	...	Lawrence

Also Known As:

Escrocs (Canada: French title)
Swindle (USA)

MPAA:

Rated R for some violence and brief sexuality/nudity.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Netherlands:16 | Australia:M | Germany:16 | Norway:15 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company:

Faulkner Productions

Goofs:

Factual errors: During Seth's narration prior to entering the poker game, he mentions that they will be playing Texas Hold 'em. The game they actually play on screen is Draw.

Quotes:

Cisco: No... Gary Cooper was in 'High Noon'.

Movie Connections:

References The Cisco Kid (1931)

There can be worse ways to spend your Sunday afternoon...

Synopsis : Tom Sizemore plays an undercover cop, who infiltrates a gang (led by the gorgeously curvy Sherilyn Fenn) planning a heist at a bank, where Dave Foley is the manager.. The movie unfolds as a series of flashbacks (to describe how the whole thing was set up) that occur as the robbery is taking place.. While the plans are being made, Tom semi-falls in love with Fenn and loses contact with his superiors leaving them to wonder which side he is on.. The plan is conceived as a smooth get in - get out operation, but things quickly start going wrong.. There are a couple of plot twists along the way, and the climax is satisfying if not mind-blowing..

My Comments : The lead cast is pretty good since I consider both Sizemore and Fenn to be very good, underrated actors.. Though it seems as if it was made on a shoe-string budget, their acting along with the support cast is reasonably strong... The script and dialogue, though smattered with heist movie cliches, can be witty at times.. In short, this is an eminently watchable movie for those Sunday afternoons, when you're all done with laundry and have nothing else at hand..