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The Hard Easy (2005) -- Two separate teams of jewel thieves, one low-rent and one upscale, both desperate, converge on the same score at the exact same time, and a simple job turns out very complicated and very bloody.

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5.7/10   432 votes
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Director:
Ari Ryan
Writers:
Jon Lindstrom (screenplay)
Jon Lindstrom (story)
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Genre:
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
Two Gangs, One Heist....Only the Lucky Survive.
Plot:
Two separate teams of jewel thieves, one low-rent and one upscale, both desperate, converge on the same score at the exact same time, and a simple job turns out very complicated and very bloody. full summary | add synopsis
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Surprisingly Funny and Entertaining more (9 total)

Cast

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Henry Thomas ... Paul Weston

David Boreanaz ... Roger Hargitay

Vera Farmiga ... Dr. Charlie Brooks
Bruce Dern ... Gene

Peter Weller ... Ed Koster

Nick Lachey ... Jason Burns

Elimu Nelson ... Stephen McKinley

Gary Busey ... Vinnie
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Rae Allen ... Freddie
Heather Arrelano ... Office Worker

Greg Ashamalla ... Ed's Assistant
Emily Bergl ... Natalie

Joe Bucaro III ... Bennie
Jacob Chambers ... Todd
Marc Dare ... Blackjack Player

Anthony Dilio ... Mime (as Anthony Dee)

Michael Fairman ... Colonel Max
Breezy Frye ... Office Worker
Darlene Gold ... Casino Patron
Terry Gold ... Casino Patron
Lauren Johnson ... Female Security Guard

Tracy Kay ... Sherry

Ted Larkin ... Jewelry buyer

Jayden Lund ... Nick
Nima Namdar ... Office Worker

Lyne Odums ... Older Saleswoman

Damion Poitier ... Delivery guy
Alex Quattlander ... Drunk at bar
Kipling Rowe ... Waitress
Andrew Shapiro ... Blackjack Dealer
Jeffrey Simon ... Blackjack Player
Harold Surratt ... Chuck

Atticus Todd ... Joey

Nancy Yoon ... Saleswoman
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence and pervasive language.
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Runtime:
USA:105 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Germany:16 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA
Company:
Blue Star Pictures more

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Revealing mistakes: On the wall of Dr. Charlie's office is a display of her father's U.S. Marine Corps awards. Among these is the Combat Action Ribbon, which is awarded only to those who actively participated in combat. But the display's Vietnam Service Medal ribbon has no campaign stars on it to indicate battle participation. more
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9 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
Surprisingly Funny and Entertaining, 31 January 2008
7/10
Author: Claudio Carvalho from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

In Los Angeles, the gambler Paul Weston (Henry Thomas) is a loser, and owes a lot of money to the dangerous mobster Freddie (Rae Allen). When he is brutally beaten and the life of his former wife is threatened by the Freddie, his acquaintance bartender Vinnie (Gary Busey) sends him to Dr. Charlie Brooks (Vera Farmiga) first and then he convinces him to participate of a heist in the jewelry district with the professional thief Gene (Bruce Dern) to raise the necessary money to pay his debt. Meanwhile, the stock market broker Roger Hargitay (David Boreanaz) finds that the company where he works embezzled US$ 5,000,000.00 from their clients and he will be arrested in a couple of days. His boss Ed Koster (Peter Weller) convinces Roger and two co-workers to participate in an easy robbery of a jewelry planned by an inside man. On Saturday morning, both gangs arrive in the same jewelry for the same heist at the same time.

"The Hard Easy" is a surprisingly funny and entertaining movie. The screenplay is well developed and the direction and acting are good, in spite of the exaggerated and histrionic performance of Peter Weller. The scene where Vera Farmiga "rapes" Henry Thomas is very sexy, and I really liked this film. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Duplo Assalto" ("Double Heist")

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