This film goes into my modern classics category of darkly humorous movies. I can't believe it took me 22 years to discover the gem. The pacing is perfect, the production is beautifully done and the acting is superb to match. Not for the squeamish, I recommend Common Wealth to anybody who likes films by the Coen Brothers or Quentin Tarantino. In the wrong hands, plots of this nature can easily devolve into boring and predictable escapades that lack the ability to keep the viewer engaged. But Common Wealth has a beautiful arc and culminates in a climax Hitchcock would be proud of. Some of the lines are so funny you'll end up laughing out loud. I think part of this is because contemporary comedies are so lame and bland in comparison in our woke culture. This movie was clearly done before comedy was skewered by the humorless and easily offended.
Review of Common Wealth
