In a town this bad, it's no use being good.
After being released from prison on a bum charge, Harry Barber is out for payback to regain his lost two years. He's hired by Mrs. Malroux to fake the kidnapping of her stepdaughter (the daughter of a dying millionaire). He discovers that he is being set up on multiple levels and will soon face a longer sentence if he doesn't prove the truth.
- 5.9
- 1998
- Released
- 1h 54m
Woody Harrelson
Harry Barber
Gina Gershon
Nina
Elisabeth Shue
Rhea Malroux
Rolf Hoppe
Felix Malroux
Michael Rapaport
Donnelly
Chloë Sevigny
Odette
Tom Wright
John Renick
Marc Macaulay
Miles Meadows
Joe Hickey
Lawyer
Ralph Wilcox
JudgePeter Paul DeLeo
Bartender (as Peter Paul Deleo)
Mal Jones
EdSalvador Levy
DriverRichard Booker
Billy HoldenMikki Scanlon
Alda (as Mikki McKeever)Bill Larson
Parking Lot ManTim W. Terry
Prison GuardJim Janey
Policeman
Brett Rice
Crash Site Cop
Vince Cecere
Tow Truck DriverDon Bright
Crime Scene CopErnie Garrett
TV AnchorKarin J. Ivester
Forensic Detective
Marcus Thomas
Courtroom PhotographerDouglas Mann
Courtroom Reporter (as Douglas J. Mann II)Ginger King
Rhea Malroux
James Martin Kelly
Homicide Detective (uncredited)
Released
en
$5,878,911.00
- #based on novel or book
- #kidnapping
- #cigarette
- #femme fatale
- #scam
- #writer
- #framed for a crime
- #set up
- #temptation
- #newspaper reporter
- #ransom demand
- #rich daughter
- #neo-noir
- #rich wife
- #investigative reporter
- #sucker
- #kidnapping gone wrong
Reviews
Effective enough modern film noir that excels mainly for the cast, especially Woody Harrelson and Elisabeth Shue. I had seen this before many years ago and my opinion pretty much remained the same. **3.25/5**
Liked everything about this movie. All the main players, Woody Harrelson, Elisabeth Shue, Gina Gershon and Chloë Sevigny were very good. Good story with a few twists and just a touch of comedy. And the scene with Harrelson and Shue in the bungalow was hot. I give it a 8/10.