Tartly written and vividly performed by a fine ensemble cast, Gary Fleder's bracingly entertaining first feature covers familiar ground in a fresh, breezy way.
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USA TodayMike Clark
USA TodayMike Clark
Colorful. [1 December 1995, p.D13]
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Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
On balance, I think it's an interesting miss, but a movie you might enjoy if (a) you don't expect a masterpiece, and (b) you like the dialogue in Quentin Tarantino movies.
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ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
More of a pretender than a contender in a field that includes superior entries like "Reservoir Dogs" and "The Usual Suspects."
Has that title going for it, which might annoy or provoke you. It makes me suspicious. It's the kind of flashy, meaningless title that's usually given to drab, pointless films.
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San Francisco ExaminerBarbara Shulgasser
San Francisco ExaminerBarbara Shulgasser
Things to do in the movie theater until you mercifully die of boredom sums up this witness' response to the ordeal of sitting through this movie.