The Grifters

didn't age all too well, but it's still a fun romp. some good shots and scenes. read more

what kind of movie do you have when everyone is a con artist but nobody has a con? in brief: the film opens in a remarkably stylish and jazzy way for the time, with 24-style split frames introducing us to our 3 main characters as they each work their cons, or "grifts". unfortunately, british director stephen frears never really gets back to that level of inspired directing, playing the rest of the film pretty straight, as the characters themselves end up doing. more on that later. i watched this for an alternative mother's day film, and man, why is it that all of these have to have sexual read more