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Given a telephone, small-time scam artist Pendleton Wise, also known as Penny (Vince Vaughn), can talk people into almost anything. But as he whiles away his time in a small office, selling fake travel packages to the unsuspecting public, Penny dreams of something bigger, of the prime gig. His ship finally comes in, in the form .. Read more

Starring	Vince Vaughn, Christina Cabot, Julia Ormond, Ed Harris
Director	Gregory Mosher
Genres	Drama

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- Theatre director Mosher is a longstanding collaborator of David Mamet; and presumably that made him a natural choice... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:14
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  I should have written my review before.
  
  I'm afraid I cannot remember anything about this film even after looking at other peoples reviews.
  
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  - Sparkie
  - BRISTOL, UK
  - 23 Jun 2005 at 16:23
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  Some nice touches but not great
  
  I enjoyed this film and there were some really nice touches but its not a brilliant. Its a no-brainer that wont push you, it has some nice characters and ... read more »
  
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- - PaulMSmith
  - 3 reviews
  - Manchester
  - 26 Jul 2010 at 15:54
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  Awful
  
  The film is based on a good premise and has a good cast of actors but fails miserably as a finished product. Dull, slow, unremarkable, flat and shallow. You ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - London
  - 03 Aug 2009 at 10:50
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  Good
  
  A must have for all sales boffs. One for the library.
  
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  - Romford
  - 25 Jan 2009 at 15:12
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  Enjoyable film to watch nothing to confuse you just a strainght forward film. Agood strong cast who played their part in this easy on the eye and brain film.
  
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  - Weymouth
  - 16 Jul 2008 at 18:14
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  Nothing to say about it
  
  Could not get into it at all.
  
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  - Berkshire
  - 18 Aug 2006 at 16:48
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  Brilliant!
  
  Reminded me of some of the great early 70s movies - doesn't have any of the large amounts of explaining and 'tidying up' that alot of movies have ... read more »
  
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- - DavidL
  - 25 reviews
  - Dunblane
  - 27 Mar 2006 at 11:07
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  I should have written my review before.
  
  I'm afraid I cannot remember anything about this film even after looking at other peoples reviews.
  
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- - Sparkie
  - BRISTOL, UK
  - 23 Jun 2005 at 16:23
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  Not up to Mamet
  
  Good acting, some nice dialogue and characters, but pedestrian direction and writing; no surprises at all.
  
  Too bad, could have been quite good.
  
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- - WilliamD
  - Surrey
  - 27 Mar 2005 at 17:06
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  Loved the film. Ed ...
  
  Loved the film. Ed Harris' character was perfect. Rather predictable ending but nevertheless well worth watching.
  
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- - Samantha#67
  - HUDDERSFIELD
  - 01 Nov 2004 at 09:00
- - 5
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  Just another heist movie
  
  Although well acted by Vince Vaughn, Julia Ormond and Ed Harris, this tale of selling stakes in a plot of land as an investment opportunity for ultra rich ... read more »
  
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- - sparx
  - 15 reviews
  - Ipswich
  - 23 Sep 2004 at 20:21
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  Prime Gig
  
  I should have written my review before.
  
  I'm afraid I cannot remember anything about this film even after looking at other peoples reviews.
  
  Report this review
- 117211
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Sparkie
  - BRISTOL, UK
  - 23 Jun 2005 at 16:23
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  Just another heist movie
  
  Although well acted by Vince Vaughn, Julia Ormond and Ed Harris, this tale of selling stakes in a plot of land as an investment opportunity for ultra rich ... read more »
  
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- - sparx
  - 15 reviews
  - Ipswich
  - 23 Sep 2004 at 20:21
- - 3
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  Nearly but no cigar
  
  There are moments when you feel the film is about to take you somewhere interesting and unexpected. The reality is far more predictable.
  
  Ormand is ... read more »
  
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- - Andrews
  - Sussex
  - 01 Sep 2004 at 09:15
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  Better than Mamet
  
  Who knows why some films go almost straight to video? Prime Gig did not deserve this fate. It has been unfairly compared to Glengarry Glenross but it's ... read more »
  
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- - PaulW
  - Herefordshire
  - 12 Jan 2004 at 00:32
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  Waste of time
  
  Found it very booring, kept on waiting for the story to start and it was over. Poor acting.
  
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- - a customer
  - london
  - 11 Jul 2004 at 11:08
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  Loved the film. Ed ...
  
  Loved the film. Ed Harris' character was perfect. Rather predictable ending but nevertheless well worth watching.
  
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- - Samantha#67
  - HUDDERSFIELD
  - 01 Nov 2004 at 09:00
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  Well worth hiring out, I'd never heard of it before but searched for Vince Vaughn films and I'm pleased I found it.
  
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- - Anonymous
  - York
  - 07 May 2004 at 16:59
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  Nothing to say about it
  
  Could not get into it at all.
  
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- - a customer
  - Berkshire
  - 18 Aug 2006 at 16:48
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  Not up to Mamet
  
  Good acting, some nice dialogue and characters, but pedestrian direction and writing; no surprises at all.
  
  Too bad, could have been quite good.
  
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- - WilliamD
  - Surrey
  - 27 Mar 2005 at 17:06
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  Brilliant!
  
  Reminded me of some of the great early 70s movies - doesn't have any of the large amounts of explaining and 'tidying up' that alot of movies have ... read more »
  
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- - DavidL
  - 25 reviews
  - Dunblane
  - 27 Mar 2006 at 11:07

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- Theatre director Mosher is a longstanding collaborator of David Mamet; and presumably that made him a natural choice... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:14

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  Given a telephone, small-time scam artist Pendleton Wise, also known as Penny (Vince Vaughn), can talk people into almost anything. But as he whiles away his time in a small office, selling fake travel packages to the unsuspecting public, Penny dreams of something bigger, of the prime gig. His ship ...