Illegal Business (2006) (V)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Directors:

Eduardo Quiroz
Jose Quiroz

Writers:

Eduardo Quiroz (writer)
Jose Quiroz (writer)

Release Date:

14 March 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

It's All Part of the Hustle

Plot:

In the streets, the biggest betrayal is disloyalty- and the punishment is irrevocable in this high-wire...

Cast

Jose Rosete	...	Tony
David Peterson	...	Daniel
Victor Zaragoza	...	Dominic
Chris Angelo	...	Detective Hudson
Raul Martinez	...	Johnny
Carl Washington	...	Officer Rosewood
Justin Smith	...	Diamond Buyer
Tom Anger	...	Diamond Theft Victim
Refugio Franco Jr.	...	Rick
Hiram Zagala	...	Sam
Arnoldi Vargas Jr.	...	Basketball Drug Buyer
Ryan Mac	...	James
Daniel Landeros	...	Ray
Michael Rinks	...	Tony's Drug Connection
Tom Uyeda	...	Lenny

MPAA:

Rated R for language, violence and some drug content.

Runtime:

USA:91 min | USA:90 min | USA:91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Oakland, California, USA

Company:

Pumpkin Patch Pictures

Th 10th movie from the brothers

This is the 10th movie collaboration from the brothers Ed and Jose Quiroz, with so much experience I would have expected better. The movie is centered on two gangsters who are working for Lead man played by Victor Sarigosa. On the acting front, most actors look very uncomfortable in their stance and some of the actors appeared to have trouble walking. Jose Rosete shines way way above the other actors and I believe saves the movie from being just awful, but even so, he is well below par. The film gets off to a shaky start, I initially thought that I had sat down in front of an adult movie, after about twenty or so minutes the film picked up pace and with some very good editing it became very good and dare I say engrossing, the most striking observation at this point is that there is little if no dialogue and each scene is cut to bare minimum in length. Overall it is the script and cinematography that lets this movie down more than anything but having said that, the camera work is probably good considering what equipment I imagine the crew are using. More noticeable is a lack of attention to detail. For instance the homes where most of the filming takes place are believed to belong to these tough criminals but the decor and level of cleanliness, not to mention a vase of flowers which wanders into shot several times leads us to think that they are the homes of middle aged ladies, which kept me thinking that these guys live with their mothers, but where are they? If this had been the first film by the Quirozes I believe it would have been a good attempt, however, after more than ten films apiece the product is very poor. Sorry guys