- Film Review
- Reviewed By Scott Hamilton and Chris Holland
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3 out of 5
This entertaining thriller benefits greatly from a few fun plot twists and a colourful cast. Ben Affleck plays an ex-con who assumes the identity of his dead cellmate in order to hook up with the guy's gorgeous pen-pal girlfriend (Charlize Theron). They share a few passionate moments before her nasty brother, sleazy Gary Sinise, coerces Affleck into robbing a casino. Sinise plays his role with just the right touch of menace and humour, but John Frankenheimer's workmanlike direction ultimately robs this promising movie of any distinctive personality, and the end result is merely good rather than brilliant.
Plot Summary
Twisting thriller starring Ben Affleck and Charlize Theron. When ex-con Rudy Duncan impersonates a former cellmate who has apparently been killed in prison, it leads him into a dangerous game involving the dead man's beautiful pen friend and her ruthless brother.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Rudy Duncan
- Ben Affleck
- Ashley
- Charlize Theron
- Gabriel
- Gary Sinise
- Merlin
- Clarence Williams III
- Jack Bangs
- Dennis Farina
- Nick
- James Frain
- Pug
- Donal Logue
- Jumpy
- Danny Trejo
- Zook
- Isaac Hayes
- Alamo
- Dana Stubblefield
- College kid
- Ashton Kutcher
- Prisoner
- Ron Jeremy
Crew
- Director
- John Frankenheimer
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