PlatinumRead
Just so...so bad
Jenni Devyn
Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.
sumdumgai13
Like many of you here, when I saw that Jason Priestly was played the main character I had little hope of enjoying this film (even though I am a closet fan of the first season or two of 90210). I was more than pleasantly surprised when not only was the movie GREAT!!!, but Jason Priestly nailed his performance (and of course the rest of the supporting cast as well. I loved the subtle humor. I loved everything about this movie. This is not spoiler, so I am not going to elaborate. Do yourself a favor, if you can find this movie, rent it. If you like movies like Pulp fiction (as I do), you will love this movie. I just can't believe more people don't know about this movie. I stumbled into here because I found that I couldn't rent this from Netflix so I have decided to buy if from Amazon.com. My wife will soon be a fan of this movie too. It sucks I am going to have to dust off the VCR to watch it though.
B24
There are many good things to say about this movie from the standpoint of of wanting to find clever ways of commenting on its premise and appreciating its professional cinematography. It is not a bad piece of work at all. So-called "black" humor has its place in modern cinema, as do ironic turns of plot that demonstrate the virtuosity of a film's creators.That having been said, I found this effort a step or two short of reaching a successful or convincing end product. I have no quarrel with Jason Priestly as an actor; indeed, I think he has taken on some very challenging roles right up to the present day, and he can be very impressive as long as he plays them "straight." In this one, however, he is just a bit too tongue-in-cheek, too conscious perhaps of desiring to play with the audience. The role itself is also poorly written in that regard. There are unresolved ambiguities and even contradictions in the character of Cosmo, whether in terms of his basic intelligence or his innate morality. In order for this kind of thing to succeed, it has to be all of the same cloth, rather in the manner of the wildly fanciful Forrest Gump or some of Tarantino's odd characters. In Cosmo we are treated to an impression rather than a portrayal of the real thing.In spite of all that, I recommend this for any adult viewer unencumbered by sentimental ideas of morality or not easily offended by graphic violence. Most of what happens is fairly predictable in any case, however, so it is easy to hit the mute button or go get a sandwich while the shooting is going on.
cbenson4
I stumbled upon this during a free Showtime or HBO weekend.. I'm truly not sure which. First scene I saw had Janeane Garofalo, which will almost always drag me into a movie. Almost turned it off when I saw Jason Priestley on the screen, but he makes it work.A dark tale about a bookie being "promoted" to hit man, only to find he has Rain-Man-like capabilities in this regard.Quirky, dark, interesting, a bit sad at points... Jason Priestley is perfect as Cosmo, and I'm glad I now own the movie. Every time I show it to someone we enjoy ourselves, and it creates opportunity for discussion later.
Pete Davis
I can't believe this movie doesn't have a higher rating (although 6.6 isn't that bad on IMDB). I'm not a Jason Priestley fant at all, but he is just fantastic in this movie. The story is totally strange, very low-budget it some ways, but it has some great acting by Priestley and Peter Riegert.Although her part is small, Kimberly Williams is also impressive and the bit parts of Michael J. Fox, Talia Balsam (his movie wife, though very short lived, no pun intended), Janeane Garofalo, are also great.Robert Loggia can't be a bad actor in anything, so we don't even have to bring him up. This is my favorite "unknown" movie. It seems few people have seen it and I will buy it the second it comes out on DVD. I catch it on cable every chance I get. Yes, I did rate it a 10!
