Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

Pros: Great acting...Andy Garcia is super cool, Gabrielle Anwar breathtaking
Cons: NONE...great movie

I remember seeing this movie for the first time shortly after it was released on video (around '96 I think)and thinking "why the hell haven't more people seen this yet?" Never mind seen, as I raved about it to almost everyone I came into contact with...

Pros: A few freaky characters and funny scenes.
Cons: It's labored and pretty familiar.

So ever since Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction made him the next Orson Welles, many filmmakers have been rabidly aping Quentin Tarantino's crime-drama style. Silly characters who say wacky things, but all done very seriously. Throw in some NASTY violence,...

Pros: Andy Garcia is an amazing screen presence; nice direction
Cons: Uncomfortably violent, a bit depressing

In the post-1994 world of cinema, anything that involves crime, a large cast, and clever dialogue is labeled a "Tarantino ripoff". Though isn't that a pretty broad genre to credit all to one man who's made three films?

"Things To Do In Denver...

Pros: Characters & Dialogue
Cons: Blatant Tarantino Rip-Off

"Buckwheats is a whole other animal. A guy orders a buckwheats hit, it just doesn't mean take the guy out, it means take the guy out in the most painful way possible. It means the vic should suffer. Typical buckwheat hit is to shoot a guy up the...

Pros: Decent acting
Cons: Slow. Poor character development.

The title of this film makes no sense, until you realize you are watching a film about five walking dead men.

Andy Garcia plays "Jimmy the Saint", an ex-underworld figure who has tried to go legit with a bizarre business venture: He...

Pros: Great script, cast, music, and direction.
Cons: none.

This is definitely one of the top ten all-time greatest movies, it has a great cast, the script is outstanding, and the direction is brilliant.

The basic story is pretty simple, a retired gangster, "Jimmy The Saint" (Andy Garcia) is hired for...

Pros: Great story, excellent acting
Cons: None

Being on a Christopher Walken spree, I thought I'd check out this movie. Walken plays a small (albeit important) role as a mob boss who has lost the use of his legs (not to different from the role he plays in Suicide Kings). He is having problems with...

Pros: Good plot
Cons: not renewing

Andy Garcia plays Jimmy the Saint, a guy who sells memories in this movie. People who are dying soon can tape advice for their loved ones who can watch them whenever they need it after their relatives are dead. But thing aren't working out and Jimmy...

Pros: Uniquely Different, Excellent Plot, Unusual Characters!
Cons: Could have a better Title!

This film is one of those big surprises you get, when you rent it because you've already rented all the good ones. Or so I thought when I was standing at the checkout counter with this one in hand. Boy was I surprised. This is an excellent...

Pros: Oddly different story that somehow clicks
Cons: If the robbery doesn't nab you, rewind it...it's that sort of film

Quirky is a good description for this off-beat film that probably went nowhere fast because of its title. But this film is actually very watchable, if only because these guys aren't exactly goofball criminals, but more just ordinary folk like you and...