The plot is pretty cool, the movie has a weird edge to it. So if you like alternative types of movies this one is definitely worth seeing. Co-production with Nicolas' brother Christopher and some other smaller roles for more family members :-).


A-List actors in a B-movie nearly pull it off   March 24, 1999
2 out of 5 found this review helpful

Before Nicholas Cage became more famous then he already was, he decided to play a supporting role in this film about a con man's son who must now reinvest his life's work with his uncle after an unfortunate accident with his father.

Biehn stars as the son who's role in the ill-fated con forces him to seek work elsewhere. He finds shelter with his similar scheming uncle, yet must fend off his uncle's main henchman, played eccentrically by a strikingly un-muscular Cage.

The film builds up to a con similar to the one that failed with Biehn, but along the way, we are blessed with a con artist's potpourri of side adventures more befitting of an "Alice in Wonderland" tale.

Sadly, the payoff, while surprising, isn't very satisfying. Still, there are many reasons to watch this B-movie. Just don't expect a sequel...or a good ending.


Man! What was Nicholas Cage thinking?   December 19, 1998
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

This movie is not a comedy, but with Nicholas Cage giving the most hilarious performance of his life, it turns out to be quite an aisle-rolling experience. I mean, he goes from one accent to another, he's snorting coke, chewing chiklets, and best of all he takes his aggression out on innocent clotheshangers. It's a classic, believe me. I only wish more people would have seen this, like say members of the Academy before they handed him that award. It's funny, but only worth watching for Cage. James Coburn and Michael Biehn add to the hilarity somewhat, playing strongly off of Cage's "Hotheaded" Eddie.