Ben Gazarra (Dogville) plays Cosmo Vitelli in crime thriller The Killing of a Chinese Bookie. Cosmo owns a run down LA strip club called The Crazy Horse West and is in danger of losing his beloved club when he gambles away $23,000 one night. The mob offer to clear him of his debt if he agrees to kill a rival Chinese bookie for .. Read more
| Starring | Ben Gazzara, Timothy Carey |
|---|---|
| Director | John Cassavetes |
| Genres | Drama |
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Ben Gazarra (Dogville) plays Cosmo Vitelli in crime thriller The Killing of a Chinese Bookie. Cosmo owns a run down LA strip club called The Crazy Horse West and is in danger of losing his beloved club when he gambles away $23,000 one night. The mob offer to clear him of his debt if he agrees to kill a rival Chinese bookie for them. In a desperate effort to save the one thing that means something to him, Cosmo is drawn into the criminal underworld where he is clearly out of his depth.
| Starring | Ben Gazzara, Timothy Carey |
|---|---|
| Director | John Cassavetes |
| Studio | ELEVATION |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 48 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1976 To Rent: DVD: not available To Buy: DVD: 12 Sep 2005 |
Another unendurable slab of Cassavetes pretentiousness; why he went on trying, in the face of twenty years of public indifference, is beyond imagining.
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RAW
The talent of Cassavetes is undeniable and certainly is diplayed here .. BUT its not his best .. a few too many holes and the continuity leaves you not caring ... read more »
[Highly rated reviewer]
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Smoothed into my top ten......
Man, this film is a slow burn beauty. The twist unravels slowly and calmly, I only noticed it half hour after the end.
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grim, and drawn out. Not much plot either
I'm pretty open minded when it comes to films, but I really didn't like this. maybe I didn't get it, but either way, I wasn't interested or ... read more »
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Loved it
I had never seen a cassavetes film and was more than a little put off by the brutal Halliwell's review above. But damn Halliwells and damn the week I put it... read more »
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