The Prime Gig (2000)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Gregory Mosher

Writer (WGA):

William Wheeler (written by)

Release Date:

22 February 2002 (Spain)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Too much is never enough.

Plot:

A telesales con man finds the ultimate racket - but starting an affair with the girlfriend of his guru-like boss might be the wrong call...

Plot Keywords:

Con Artist | Gold Mine | Salesman | Private Jet | Telephone Sales

Cast

Vince Vaughn	...	Pendelton 'Penny' Wise
Julia Ormond	...	Caitlin Carlson
Ed Harris	...	Kelly Grant
Rory Cochrane	...	Joel
Wallace Shawn	...	Gene
Stephen Tobolowsky	...	Mick
George Wendt	...	Archie
Jeanetta Arnette	...	Cheryl
Shishir Kurup	...	Sujat
Harper Roisman	...	Harry
J.J. Johnston	...	Lloyd
Tom Wright	...	Marvin Sanders
Romany Malco	...	Zeke (as Romany Malco, Jr.)
Brian George	...	Nasser
Amber Benson	...	Batgirl

MPAA:

Rated R for language and sexuality.

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | South Korea:15 | USA:TV-MA (cable rating) | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Independent Pictures (II)

Quotes:

Gene: How many deals did you get?
Penny: Five
Gene: Five? Today? You got in at ll:30.
Penny: It's not me, Gene, it's the gift. You can't fight that sort of thing - you can't fight the gift.

Movie Connections:

References Mystery Men (1999)

Some of you shouldn't be here....

If you are one of the people that complained that the "plot was all over the place", then you are complaining that it wasn't predictable enough for you. Frankly, I almost always find that if a movie cheesed you off enough for you to pan it, like giving it 1-5 stars, then it was successful.

I don't write bad move reviews, I don't bother. I toss them away, and don't think about them again. If you are drawn in enough to be disappointed, it was a good movie. Talk about the moral or ethical decisions that bothered you, that AFFECTED you, but don't blame the movie. You felt something didn't you? Then it was a good movie.

Now if you don't like this movie, or movies like Lost in Translation, or Crash, or Sideways, etc., I'm sure that there is something with Lindsey Lohan/Hilary Duff/Tom Arnold/Hugh Grant playing or in a video store near you.

Needless to say, I thought the acting was great, the story compelling, and the ambiguity/moral dilemmas realistic. Life isn't black or white, and the good guy and the bad guy can be the same guy. The ending that everyone's complaining about is what took this from a pretty good to must see. I guess I can be thankful that most people don't want to have to think when they are being entertained by the lights and pretty colors, because I was able to pickup this DVD for about $2 on Amazon.

Its a sin that a good movie goes for $2, but Guess Who is $3.21...