I have heard for many years about this movie because of the title and of its star studded cast. Last March I finally saw it and while I expected a lot, I found it decent and nothing more.
It begins with Jimmy Tosnia (Andy Garcia) that is trying to go straight and is running the Afterlife Service where people who are about to die record on tape messages for their loved ones. Unfortunately this business isn't running well and his former boss, a wheelchair-bound crime lord known as Man with a Plan (Christopher Walken) proposes Jimmy to save his son that has been arrested for child molestation. So Jimmy reunites his old gang consisting of Pieces (Christopher Lloyd), Easy Wind (Bill Nunn), Franchise (William Forsythe), and Critical Bill (Treat Williams). They go on a mission but it goes on a plan: soon after the Man with a Plan is furious and advises Jimmy to leave Denver if he wants to live and his gang sentenced to buckwheats (to die in painful and gruesome manners). Jimmy's friends will meet their gruesome ends thanks to hitman Mr. Shhh (Steve Buscemi) that never fails until he is found by Critical Bill, and also Jimmy will meet his fate (can't say it here).
While I found the style of the movie unusual, I kinda liked some aspects of it. I loved the cast, so full of many familiar faces of the 1990s and they all give good performances. Some of the action scenes where violent but necessary for the plot, and the ending scene was certainly something that makes you scratch your head. And it even borrowed some plot elements from RESERVOIR DOGS and PULP FICTION.
Resuming, a decent thriller but nothing exceptional. I appreciate the style because I think that the director wanted to be original while borrowing from some movies that were fresh in those years. A must see for fans of 1990s movies full of many famous actors... just like me.
It begins with Jimmy Tosnia (Andy Garcia) that is trying to go straight and is running the Afterlife Service where people who are about to die record on tape messages for their loved ones. Unfortunately this business isn't running well and his former boss, a wheelchair-bound crime lord known as Man with a Plan (Christopher Walken) proposes Jimmy to save his son that has been arrested for child molestation. So Jimmy reunites his old gang consisting of Pieces (Christopher Lloyd), Easy Wind (Bill Nunn), Franchise (William Forsythe), and Critical Bill (Treat Williams). They go on a mission but it goes on a plan: soon after the Man with a Plan is furious and advises Jimmy to leave Denver if he wants to live and his gang sentenced to buckwheats (to die in painful and gruesome manners). Jimmy's friends will meet their gruesome ends thanks to hitman Mr. Shhh (Steve Buscemi) that never fails until he is found by Critical Bill, and also Jimmy will meet his fate (can't say it here).
While I found the style of the movie unusual, I kinda liked some aspects of it. I loved the cast, so full of many familiar faces of the 1990s and they all give good performances. Some of the action scenes where violent but necessary for the plot, and the ending scene was certainly something that makes you scratch your head. And it even borrowed some plot elements from RESERVOIR DOGS and PULP FICTION.
Resuming, a decent thriller but nothing exceptional. I appreciate the style because I think that the director wanted to be original while borrowing from some movies that were fresh in those years. A must see for fans of 1990s movies full of many famous actors... just like me.