Swindled details
| Format: | 15 DVD |
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| Starring: | Manuel Alexandre, Ernesto Alterio, Federico Luppi, Victoria Abril |
| Director: | Miguel Bardem |
| Genres: | Thriller - General, World Cinema - Spanish |
| Studio: | TLA RELEASING |
| Original title | Incautos |
| Name | Discs | |
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Swindled |
15 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 48 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 04 Dec 2006 |
| Main languages: | Spanish |
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Slick, swishy swindlers thriller
By brixtonite (7 reviews) from London , 31 Jan 2007[Highly rated reviewer]
If you liked 9 Queens or Bound you'll probably respond to this. A twisty, sarky, animated yarn of con tricksters and double-crosses, it's got great camerawork and stunning performances (Federico Luppi in particular is fantastic). The first hour sweeps along at a terrific clip, but the final denouement becomes implausible.
Still, it's a stylish and funny film with plenty to keep you entertained. Not a masterpiece, but a smart and snappy bit of entertainment. I enjoyed it, and for those men (there are plenty) who can't get enough of Ms Abril it will be a must. Wonder why it never got much attention in the UK?- Was this review helpful to you?
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(6)I just painstakingly wrote a review and then it disappeared off the screen!
By a customer from Redhill , 05 Apr 2009So, not again, sorry. This new website isn't really working very well yet!- Was this review helpful to you?
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They push it about twice too far
By Martin Cross from Glasgow , 16 Jul 2008The swindler swindled is always a good story in my book, especially if it's done stylishly as here. But then they do it again and again and it just becomes daft; from half way through it's a game of guess where the real ending is. Looks lovely, but go for Nine Queens instead to see how it should be done.- Was this review helpful to you?
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not as good as it thinks it is
By gardengazer (5 reviews) from Preston , 08 Mar 2008I was disappointed in this film. From the very first scene it was lazily implausible. It was very much trying to emulate bigger brasher Hollwood film like oceans 11 or even the superior Confidence but to my mind it was not good enough either in its scripting or its direction.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Quick and Intelligent, but not slick
By a customer from Norwich , 17 Nov 2007Was expecting a film like The Sting or Oceans 11; charasmatic clever conmen get the better of nasty villians through clever scams. Which is exactly what I got. Except: the level of violence gradually increases during the film. OK, violence is part of modern films and I'm sure conmen get violent, but it makes it more difficult to side with the crook. Also, without giving too much away, the film gets to a point, and after that all the tricks boil down to the same thing-and it's not big and it's not clever. Overall, a good film, and you shouldn't let the subtitles put you off. But there are much better examples of the genre, and some of them are Hollywood-which isn't something you often say.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Don't be put off by subtitles
By AMB (98 reviews) from York , 26 Feb 2007I don't understand the low rating for this film - I guess it's down to subtitles.
Good story, well acted. A lot of twists in the tale, but so many that it feels contrived.
Just don't watch when tired - the subtitle are very quick- Was this review helpful to you?
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