Charlie Valentine (2009)

Charlie Valentine (Raymond J. Barry), notorious crime boss/mobster, attempts to pull one last heist before slipping into "retirement". When the heist goes sour, however, he's forced to go ... See full summary »

Director:

Jesse V. Johnson

Writer:

Jesse V. Johnson

Stars:

Raymond J. Barry, Michael Weatherly, James Russo

5 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Raymond J. Barry	...	Charlie Valentine
Michael Weatherly	...	Danny Valentine
James Russo	...	Rocco
Tom Berenger	...	Becker
Steven Bauer	...	Ferucci
Maxine Bahns	...	Jenny
Valerie Dillman	...	Blondie
Keith David	...	Sal
Dominiquie Vandenberg	...	Dom
Robert Blanche	...	Wiseass
Kevin Scott Allen	...	Marko
Randy Crowder	...	Teddy
Glenn Taranto	...	Mob Collector
Anthony Vitale	...	Mob Driver
Vernon Wells	...	Broad

Storyline

Charlie Valentine (Raymond J. Barry), notorious crime boss/mobster, attempts to pull one last heist before slipping into "retirement". When the heist goes sour, however, he's forced to go on the run. Seeking help from his estranged son, Danny (Michael Weatherly), Valentine finds himself teaching his son the tricks of the trade. After an attempted scam on Danny's boss, and with a mobster on his tail, Valentine must decide whether or not he has enough goodness in himself to save his only son...a son who might die thanks to Valentine's mistakes.

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Plot Keywords:

shootout | shooting | gun | fall from height | shot in the head | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong bloody violence, sexual content and pervasive language

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 March 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Hitmen Diaries: Charlie Valentine

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$6,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

American Media Group, Gorilla Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Charlie Valentine: It isn't necessarily that I'm immoral of character, I just don't take great stock in the morality of others, that's all.

User Reviews

Director tried too hard

First of all I was really looking forward to seeing this movie, I am familiar with all of the players in this film and had heard great things about it. I saw the trailer from the Sacramento International Film Festival and was quite intrigued.

As a fiction writer I have to say the story was great, as a screenplay writer I have to say that it was great and it hit all its plot points right on. As an actor I would have to say that the players were at least a 7 out of 10, but direction defeated some. Where it starts to fall apart is with the editing, sound and direction. The cinematography had it's high points but seemed to be defeated by the direction, sound and FX.

At points it was obvious that the editor and Foley were rushed to get this finalized.

I came in with elated expectations and came away really angry about the final product. I say give it back to a real hard core editor/storyteller and see what comes out of their efforts.