The Immortals (1995)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Brian Grant

Writers:

Kevin Bernhardt (screenplay)
Carter Blanchard (co-writer)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Action | Thriller

Tagline:

It was a chance of a lifetime. If they lived that long.

Plot:

A seedy nightclub owner recruits eight violent gangsters for an elaborate heist, but when they all begin to compare notes, they find they're pawns in a dangerous game of doublecross.

Plot Keywords:

Nightclub | Heist | Henchman | Shoot Out | Dying Man

Cast

Eric Roberts	...	Jack
Joe Pantoliano	...	Pete Tunnell
Tia Carrere	...	Gina Walker
Tony Curtis	...	Dominic Baptiste
Clarence Williams III	...	Benny Hayes
William Forsythe	...	Tim James
Chris Rock	...	Deke Anthony
Kevin Bernhardt	...	Billy Knox
Kieran Mulroney	...	Kerry DeVain
Brian Finney	...	George Daniels
Michael Paul Chan	...	Mifune
Alex Meneses	...	Cleopatra
Oleg Vidov	...	Junkyard Owner
Roger Marks	...	Junkyard Man
Nick Nahas	...	Junkyard Worker

Also Known As:

The End (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong bloody violence, strong language, nudity and some drug use.

Runtime:

98 min | Germany:87 min (TV version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Russian

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Germany:18 (video premiere) | USA:R

Company:

End Productions

Quotes:

Dominic: Florence? You see that hippie back there? If he even flickers or quivers, blow his head off!

Soundtrack:

CANTALOOP, FLIP FANTASIA

Standard Heist Thriller with an Unusual Twist

On the outside "The Immortals" just looks like another in a long line of standard heist thrillers, with the only difference being that this one's probably much more violent. But as the story starts developing we find out that all these characters aren't your stereotypical 'I want money' robbers, they're all doing it out of necessity. Thats the very unexpected and unusual twist in this very violent movie.

The plot isn't extremely complicated. It's about a nightclub owner, Jack(Eric Roberts who shows why all his movies lately have been direct-to-video) who picks 8 people(Tia Carrere, Chris Rock, Joe Pantoliano, Clarence Williams III, William Forsythe, Keiran Mulroney, writer Kevin Bernhardt and Brian Finney), all with terminal illnesses to rob a crimelord(Tony Curtis). But when they get betrayed it turns into an all-out battle for survival...and a very entertaining one at that.

After the movie gets into its second act it turns into 'Predator' style game of who's next to die. But one thing that raises "The Immortals" above the average heist thriller is that the characters aren't stereotypes but real people. I actually cared for the characters when they died.

While "The Immortals" won't win any Oscars, and won't make any critics top ten list, it's still an entertaining rental. 7/10