The Wild Card (2004) (V)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Tom Whitus

Writer:

Tom Whitus (writer)

Release Date:

27 May 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

It Changes The Hand You're Dealt

Plot:

A Los Angeles trophy wife and her beautiful step daughter are kidnapped in Las Vegas by four gangsters with murky motives.

Plot Keywords:

Las Vegas | Kidnapping | Double Cross | Murder | Tied To Chair

Cast

Ron Dean	...	Brooks
Mik Scriba	...	Sturges
Jim Petersmith	...	Welles
Timothy Patrick Klein	...	Wilder
Marty Maguire	...	Beeker
Hillary Tuck	...	Jennifer Flanagan
Barbara Alyn Woods	...	Kathleen Flanagan
John J. Dalesandro	...	Tony Bartolo
Zelda Rubinstein	...	Mrs. Stanfield
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kevin Brief	...	Detective
Daniel Hagen	...	Lassiter
Lee Look

MPAA:

Rated R for language and violence.

Runtime:

USA:88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Company:

Waldo West Productions

Something Old and Something New

Oh' Not them again, what was i thinking "The Wild Card" was going to be a re-make of a classic a western shoot out, well NOT a new theme something we have seen all before, Ransom / kidnapping and some mindless shoot-outs filmed on location (Vagas) i guess, but being Hollywood could have been shot anywhere. Don't expect too much from this little thriller with production as good as money can buy, a very good try but just didn't make it for me. The actors did their best with little they had. Left to last i think what comes out best is someone who has had enough experience that got this flick thru is Hillary and as for Woods she seemed to be there for something to do while babysitting, but hey i could be wrong. See the movie and enjoy.