Abzocker - Eine eiskalte Affäre, Die (2000) (TV)

Director:

Stuart Cooper

Writers:

Michael Capellupo (co-writer)
David Howard (writer)

Release Date:

May 2001 (USA)

Plot:

Maya (Bobbie Phillips) and Tony (Benjamin Sadler) are grifters. They do well at their small time cons...until they get in over their heads.

Cast

Bobbie Phillips	...	Maya / Corinna
Benjamin Sadler	...	Tony
Robert Wagner	...	Felix Baumgartner
Thomas Heinze	...	Martin
Stephen McHattie	...	Pierce
Russell Yuen	...	Gordon Chan
Ellen-Ray Hennessy	...	Vivian
Nicu Branzea	...	Rumsen
Julian Richings	...	Detective Walsh
Vincent Bruni	...	Detective Maretti
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
François Klanfer	...	Old Boy
Parm Manhas	...	Clothier
Dina Morrone	...	Jeweler
Billy Otis	...	Nalls
Rami Posner	...	Clerk
Jon Stroll	...	Piano Player
Nicholas Vrettakos	...	Phillip

Also Known As:

A Sordid Affair (Europe: English title)
The Hustle (USA) (video title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong language and some sexual content.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

Germany | Canada

Language:

English | German

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | USA:R | Germany:12

Company:

Gemini Film GmbH & Co. KG

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: Towards the end, when Martin throws the corpse of Felix into the river, you can see a hand from beneath reaching out to pick up what Martin is throwing. You then still hear the sound of the corpse plunging into the water (without actually seeing it).

A mess!

This movie was quite a mess. There wasn't anything really going for it. The only character that had any appeal was Bobbie Phillips' Maya and she wasn't even worth it.

The plot is standard, double-cross the double-crossing double-crosser. With a few too many double crosses to make any sense. Sometimes that means it "keeps you guessing" in this case it "keeps you waiting". By the end I just wanted everyone to get thrown in jail or shot.