A small-time conman (John Cusack) has torn loyalties between his estranged mother (Anjelica Huston) and new girlfriend (Annette Bening) -- both of whom are high-stakes grifters with their own angles to play.
This is an interesting part of John Cusack's career. Not quite an adult, but not quite a kid. He fluctuates between both rather well. He could be 18 or 30, but which is it? He had wanted to make this film "since high school", but when was that?
Nothing better than a story of three confidence artists all trying to scam each other. Especially if their motives do not really become clear until we start seeing all the pieces. Not sure the $20 Miller trick really works, though. You would think a cashier / bartender would look before making change.
This is an interesting part of John Cusack's career. Not quite an adult, but not quite a kid. He fluctuates between both rather well. He could be 18 or 30, but which is it? He had wanted to make this film "since high school", but when was that?
Nothing better than a story of three confidence artists all trying to scam each other. Especially if their motives do not really become clear until we start seeing all the pieces. Not sure the $20 Miller trick really works, though. You would think a cashier / bartender would look before making change.