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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: BUENA VISTA HOME VIDEO
EAN: 0786936190953
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Miramax Home Entertainment
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Manufacturer: Miramax Home Entertainment
MPN: DISD27184D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Miramax Home Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 24, 2002
Running Time: 110 minutes
Studio: Miramax Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: January 04, 1991
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Annette Bening twists like a mink on a leash through Stephen Frears's adaptation of Jim Thompson's novel. This may be the perfect trope for the moral hysteria that coils around a mother, her son, and his girlfriend in this slender but highly pleasurable neo-noir. Small in effect and local in scope, the film is about small-fry, attractive, bloodless con artists who view the world as neatly split between ropers and suckers, grifters and squares. "Grifter's got an irresistible urge to beat a guy that's wise," an old-timer tells Roy (John Cusack). And yet the three characters here--played by Angelica Huston, Cusack, and Bening--only beat the innocent: Lilly (Huston) gigs at the track for a mobster named Bobo, putting wads of cash on long-shot horses to even out the odds. Roy, her son, swindles citizens by dimes and degrees, flashing twenties at bars then paying for his beer with tens. His girlfriend, Myra (Bening), is hustling herself, her salad days as a long-con roper behind her. Theirs is a world of gut punches and smart lines, and the adrenaline these cheats and chiselers live by is palpable onscreen. But a larger canvas? Maybe it's there as a parallel universe. "What do you sell again?" Myra asks Roy, the matchbook salesman. "Self-confidence," he says, a wry allusion to the confidence game all three of them are playing. The movie boasts dazzling turns by Bening, Cusack, and especially Huston, whose mère fatale breaks new ground for noir. --Lyall Bush
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Rating:  -
When Annette Bening leans naked in a doorway in a seductive and bold posture, that lingering, unexpected image defines the cool criminality of this neo-noir. Stephen Frears's adaptation of Jim Thompson's novel twists our discomfort with the primal relationship of mother, son and girlfriend. The latter two played by John Cusack and Angelica Huston.
The central conceit here is suggests that a life devoted to running the con corrupts the most basic of relationships and values. ... Read More
Rating:  -
John Cusack was awesome in this. That was really great. I watch this a lot all the time. They were incredible. Loved it.
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I have a three tier movie rating system: 1) go see it in the theater 2) rent it 3) don't waste your time or money. "The Grifters" is that ultra rare movie in the same rarefied league with "Heat", "Kill Bill" and "Casino"... BUY IT. This has got to be one of the all time best crime dramas ever filmed. The acting is superb; the story is terrific. I would urge people to read the wide range of Jim Thompson books; the "Killer Inside Me" is so dark that I started to question my sanity. This one is a keeper. ... Read More
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The first time I saw `The Grifters' I was a little underwhelmed. I didn't quite understand what all the fuss was about. At that point I had yet to really understand the concept behind a crime-noir and so the acting and the dialog just didn't sit right with me. Years later I saw this film yet again, and my reaction was very different. `The Grifters' brilliantly captures the spirit of the noir and delivers a very solid film that stays true to its roots with style and flare and, when taken for what it is, ... Read More
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Some movies lose their appeal over time, but not this one! Angelica Huston specifically showed her strength as an actress as Cusack's scam artist mom. Annette Bening is gorgeous and believable as Cusack's girlfriend. And of course Cusack himself was terrific as a sort of straight man between the two rival con-artist women. I never will forget the scene where Huston tries to run down Bening in a parking lot.
Do not hesitate with this entertaining movie!
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