Luck Of The Draw
Corruption Is Not A Crime, It's A Profession.
Hoping to be dealt a new hand in life, ex-con Jack Sweeney (James Marshall) is prepared to get a real job and go straight. Rejected and discouraged, he walks into a job of another kind: a scam which leaves Jack in possession of counterfeiting plates worth millions! Having had no luck with legitimate jobs, Jack turns to his old partner in crime (Michael Madsen) to help him turn a quick profit. Caught in a dangerous hunt between a Mob boss (Dennis Hopper), a Federal agent (William Forsythe), and an underworld crimelord, Jack gets a little help from the girl of his dreams with connections of her own. But in this high-stakes game of love and money, it will take more than dreams to beat the luck of the draw!
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A crowd pleasing product in theaters - Porkchop
LUCK OF THE DRAW (2002), carries several trumps, the great Eric Roberts,
Dennis Hopper, Michael Madsen, and ICE-T.
This movie is an excellent Hollywood production, guaranteeing
excellent overall entertainment, in its many facets.
Among the strong points to the movie are the action sequences, with
fire-fights with a variety of weaponry, fireballs and explosions.
As for the music, the soundtrack never overdoes itself in the music,
thus managing to avoid distracting viewers from the story, the action or
dialog.
Another strong point is the serious approach taken with the subject
matter, involving grifters, counterfeiters, money laundering, bank
branch managers, and CPA's (accountants), etc. The grifting aspect,
is interesting considering the unexpected twist in the movie, similar
to the Las Nueve Reinas picture (that also featured money plates in
its US version.)
As for money laundering, we see the US Secret Service accompanying
threats posed to the currency, by fake bills and by branch managers
cleaning the profits of gang activity to reach corporate profit and
individual career objectives. Here, the branch manager has personal
relationships with 2 of the top ring leaders in the community,
cleaning the profits of those dirty business underneath a sheath of
respectability and prestige. They tell the manager " Over the years,
I've paid you well!" indicating those bank employees were getting a
cut.
The police's oath to obedience is questioned, by showing a cop who's
the crime ring's payroll, as an informant and killer, allowing a
hospital patient to be taken out.
Overall, notwithstanding the trail of bodies, the bloodbath that
occurs amongst the gangsters, or the jaded hypocrisy that the
film suggests exists in society, from the actors, the quality
in all aspects as mentioned results in a crowd pleasing product
in theaters.
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A crowd pleasing product in theaters - Porkchop
LUCK OF THE DRAW (2002), carries several trumps, the great Eric Roberts,
Dennis Hopper, Michael Madsen, and ICE-T.
This movie is an excellent Hollywood production, guaranteeing
excellent overall entertainment, in its many facets.
Among ...