Stiletto (2008/II)

Director:

Nick Vallelonga

Writer:

Paul Sloan (writer)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Revenge never looked so good.

Plot:

The seemingly random killings of an assassin puzzle her former lover, a wealthy Greek crime boss whose organization is jeopardized by his love for her, and the detective following her rising body count.

Plot Keywords:

Assassin | Beautiful Woman | Murder | Gangster | One Word Title

Cast

Tom Berenger	...	Virgil Vadalos
Stana Katic	...	Raina
Michael Biehn	...	Lee
Paul Sloan	...	Beck
William Forsythe	...	Alex
Kelly Hu	...	Detective Hanover
Amanda Brooks	...	Penny
Diane Venora	...	Sylvia Vadalos
Tony Lip	...	Gus
James Russo	...	Engelhart
Tom Sizemore	...	Large Bills
Dominique Swain	...	Nancy
D.B. Sweeney	...	Danny
David Proval	...	Mohammad
Efrain Figueroa	...	Ernesto

MPAA:

Rated R for strong brutal bloody violence, pervasive language, some sexual content and drug use.

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Russian

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:R | USA:R | UK:18 | Germany:18 (heavily cut)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

TinRes Entertainment

Quotes:

[first lines]
Virgil Vadalos: Everyone. Kill everyone. That's what he taught me. No time for doubts, no time for hesitation, no time for feelings, no time for friends, no time for family. The only way you can make sure you won't be betrayed, is to kill everyone around you. "Everyone must die," he said. "Everyone."

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Entourage: Give a Little Bit (#6.12)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Broken

Straight to Video: The viewers win again

So,I skipped out of the office early today and fired up Showitme.

Wham, the first movie I ran into was just starting. STILETTO. The cast is filled with names and faces you'll immediately recognize. Hey, that makes the movie worth investing a bit of time to begin with.

Plot, who cares to begin with. The movie is dark and dreary with Mob affiliation and peeps getting whacked immediately. Watch it alone with a strong drink or six and in the evening.

Some may say the cast is beyond Over-The-Hill and Has-Beens. Tom Berringer as a Greek is a bit of a stretch; Stana Katic(Canadian) is great as the psycho-chick assassin, bent on revenge and killing anyone(males mostly), related to her anger and pain. Whatever.

The plot is about revenge...blah-blah-blah! I'd watch her cut vegetables. She can be/was seen on ABC's Castle. If you like hot brunettes, this is for you, plot be damned!

I watch a movie to be entertained and escape reality for a couple hours.

The cast of retro/comfortable characters let me do just that. Think Terminator, Platoon, etc.

There's not social lecture, just revenge, blood and advice. I'm only 45 minutes into the movie and I've already sent an email to a slimy acquaintance that can get ANY movie on DVD while it's still in the theater. The acquaintance loved Stiletto too! Preliminary audiences didn't, obviously. And now, back to the movie and another scotch, with Stana of course.