Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
by Gary Fleder
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Actor: Andy Garcia, Bill Nunn, Christopher Lloyd, Christopher Walken, William ForsytheDirector: Gary Fleder
Producer: Bob Weinstein
Producer: Cary Woods
Producer: Cathy Konrad
Producer: Harvey Weinstein
Producer: Marie Cantin
Producer: Scott Rosenberg
Writer: Scott Rosenberg
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Letterbox, 1.85:1
Running Time: 115 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1999-06-29
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Walt Disney Video
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Movie Review: Still effective
Summary: 4 Stars
The Man with the Plan, (Christopher Walken)recruits Jimmy The Saint (Andy Garcia) to do one more job. His crew which include the highly impulsive Critical Bill (Treat Williams)screw it up, and must pay the the ultimate price. Ultimate hitman Mr Shush (played brilliantly by Steve Buscemi) comes to do the job.
As a courtesy because he likes Jimmy, Plan gives them 48 hours to get out of Denver. Here the premise of the movie gets shaky, because logic tells you to leave town, and yet, but you be the judge.
It does have some great scenes, particularly where Jimmy picks up the nightclub hottie, played by Gabrielle Anwar, hotter here than a pistol on the 4th of July. The way she looks at him as if she is not noticing him, and then walks away, and then draws her hand across her neck, his words, and the sexual tension. Raaow. You may remember her as the Tango girl from Scent of a Woman, and Burn Notice.
The scene introducing Mr Shush showing his lethalness, very well edited and done. The showdown between Mr Shush and Critical Bill, also stands out.
If this movie can be properly compared to any movie it's In Bruges with Colin Farrell, nominated this year for best screenplay.
Overall, worth exploring.
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Summary of Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
Sexy Andy Garcia (WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN) heads an outstanding all-star cast in this riveting and highly original thriller! When a powerful mob boss (Christopher Walken -- PULP FICTION) gives ex-gangster Jimmy the Saint (Garcia) one last job, it's an offer he can't refuse! But when someone gets killed, Jimmy and his partners are marked for death, leaving Jimmy just 48 hours to put things right for his buddies and the woman of his dreams (beautiful Gabrielle Anwar -- SCENT OF A WOMAN)! Acclaimed by critics nationwide, THINGS TO DO IN DENVER WHEN YOU'RE DEAD delivers sensational edge-of-your-seat entertainment!After a foolproof scam turns sour, Jimmy the Saint (a soulful but miscast Andy Garcia, who mainly acts with his hair) and his hard-bitten crew must put their various sordid affairs in order before facing their final bloody curtain call. It's not nearly as clever as it thinks it is, but this terminally wise-ass (and extremely violent) caper flick is still one of the better post-Tarantino crime opuses, with some sharp dialogue, a scenery-chewing Christopher Walken (as a paraplegic archcriminal), and unhinged performances by Treat Williams and the obsequious Steve Buscemi that must be seen to be (dis)believed. Neophyte scripter Scott Rosenberg would later pen hipper-than-thou scripts for Beautiful Girls, Con Air, and Armageddon, while director Gary Fleder moved on to the somewhat more reputable Kiss the Girls. The tongue-twisting title is from a Warren Zevon song. --Andrew Wright
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