29 Palms (2002) 4.7
This is the story of a bag of money and the people who come into contact with it. Director:Leonardo RicagniWriter:Tino Lucente |
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29 Palms (2002) 4.7
This is the story of a bag of money and the people who come into contact with it. Director:Leonardo RicagniWriter:Tino Lucente |
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| Jeremy Davies | ... | ||
| Michael Lerner | ... | ||
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Litefoot | ... |
The Warrior #1
(as G. Paul Davis a.k.a Litefoot)
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| Russell Means | ... | ||
| Chris O'Donnell | ... |
The Hitman
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| Jon Polito | ... | ||
| Kevin Sifuentes | ... | ||
| Michael Rapaport | ... | ||
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Anita Maltin | ... | |
| Bill Pullman | ... | ||
| Keith David | ... | ||
| Rachael Leigh Cook | ... | ||
| P.J. Byrne | ... | ||
| Carlos Mencia | ... | ||
Can you trust anyone? A corrupt judge is about to rule against the expansion of an Indian casino in the Mohave and needs cover: he tells the tribe's chief that the FBI has an undercover agent on the judge's staff, so the expansion must be on hold. The chief hires a hit man to kill the law clerk. The clerk makes a run for it and manages through a series of botched thefts to end up with the bag of money meant for the hit man. A corrupt cop, a degenerate security guard, a hapless bus station clerk, a scheming waitress, and the hit man himself all want the bag - and the chief and the judge want the clerk dead. Is there any way he gets out of the desert alive? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
It's a big sloppy mess, but it's not half as bad as some comments would leave you to believe. The story goes all over the place, but the story is just a thread. There's a lot of Coen Brothers and a bit of David Lynch in this film. Wonderfully weird and unlikeable characters, nicely composed, sparse scenes nicely photographed and the humor is not of the joke/punch line school, which is probably why there are many disappointed comments. The budget for this film could not be called shoestring, it's more like twine. Still, despite the disassociated story - I mean, who has the money really doesn't matter, it's just getting us from point A to point B - it's quite an accomplishment. Some people like their films to be obvious stories that are easy on the eyes, this is a more subtle form of entertainment with a garish touch.