In A Nutshell: Boasting more double crosses than the sin bin at a tic-tac-toe championship, Fabián Bielinsky’s writhing Argentinian heist caper is set in the big-money world of rare collectible stamps.
Why You May Have Missed It: To be fair, this one did eventually manage to whip up a reasonable froth for a foreign language flick. Still, its initial theatrical release was extremely narrow on UK shores, and the DVD didn’t surface for a good year or so after that.
Why Missing It Is Mad: It’s plotted with almost architectural precision - nobody can trust their shadow, it turns out - and yet it manages to avoid feeling overly slick.
The two have-a-go hucksters attempting an ill-advised forgery are the very definition of loveable rogues for the most part, lending the film a dishevelled charm and buffing any excess shine off that perpetually curveball-lobbing script.
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Hadouken76
Dec 11th 2009, 15:39
id like to add that zatoichi, twilight samurai, dirty pretty things, in search of a midnight kiss, dead mans shoes to that list and even though it came out in 1998 i still think legend of 1900 is an underated gem
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sjsmith88
Dec 11th 2009, 18:28
I didn't miss You and Me and Everyone We Know, I caught it. Wish I hadn't. Following your 4-star review I had it in my head that I was in for a pleasant little indie. Instead it was your run-of-the-mill pretentious art-house rubbish. Dreadful.
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skinjob
Dec 12th 2009, 8:38
I'd like to add taxidermy - not a pleasant film to watch by any stretch of a twisted imagination but worth watching for the second and third acts on its own and the climactic scene is one that will stay wih me for a long time! if swallowed - do not induce vomiting!!
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namedropper
Dec 13th 2009, 14:24
We call them Neds and not Chavs up our way and I thought Sweet Sixteen was mainly set in Greenock and not the Port! Anyway I'd like to add Dear Frankie as a movie also set in the same area. Cracking performances from all concerned but especially the child playing Frankie. Will bring a tear to your eyes! Still hoping that Gerard Butler and Emily Mortimer will get together at some point!
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domduck
Dec 14th 2009, 11:21
The Year of the Dog should be in here - and Waitress. The perfect hangover double-bill.
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