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5.3/10   299 votes
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Release Date:
21 January 2002 (UK) more
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Tagline:
There's Nothing Real In This... But The Money.
Plot:
A woman is released from prison and heads home to help outwit a local mob boss and pull off the scam of a lifetime. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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Robert Patrick ... Ray Bennett

Jennifer Esposito ... Olive Dee 'Harley' Klintucker

Mike Starr ... Tono

Melissa Joan Hart ... C.J.

Mike Hagerty ... Red

Michael J. Pollard ... Don

Colm Meaney ... Gin O'Malley

Vyto Ruginis ... Motel manager

Robert Deacon ... Skull

Kyle T. Heffner ... Vinnie 'Pipe' Pipolino
Brian Abercrombie ... Lenny / 'Charlie Friendly'

Val Lauren ... Pez

Kenneth Moskow ... Jimmy (bank teller)

David Jean Thomas ... Mr. Jones
Brenda Nowatka ... Waitress
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Backflash Blues (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language.
Runtime:
Australia:90 min
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Referenced in Lost in Translation (2003) more
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Life Isn't Fair more

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More holes than a woodpecker puts in a tree, 5 May 2005
3/10
Author: tenpercent from Midwest - USA

I'm sorry but 3 out of 10 stars was the best I could give this.

It had more coincidences and non-believable scenes than Hershey's got chocolate.

These characters take the 'scenic' route with no explanation. The various characters could have saved himself/herself a lot of time and trouble by doing other than as they did.

I kept thinking - why? Why wouldn't he/she notice that? How could he count on her being there--and those type of questions that tend to arise when a story takes more twists than actually work.

What you think is going on, isn't necessarily what's going on. After the midway point, we hit flashback city, and it gets even worse.

A B movie that could have used better talent, and definitely better looking leads.

Michael J. Pollock puts in a brief appearance and tries to get an expression going on his face but ends up just looking sort of mentally challenged - much like the writers of this script.

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