What Jake Vig doesn't know just might get him killed. A sharp and polished grifter, Jake has just swindled thousands of dollars from the unsuspecting Lionel Dolby with the help of his crew. It becomes clear that Lionel wasn't just any mark, he was an accountant for eccentric crime boss Winston King. Jake and his crew will have to stay one step ahead of both the criminals and the cops to finally settle their debt.
Acting
Hoffman's weird, wigged King steals every scene he's in
Writing
Script keeps three timelines dancing without losing you
Direction
Foley's LA looks like polished noir fever dream
Director
James Foley
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hoffman based The King's vocal tics and physicality on producer Robert Evans, though Evans never publicly acknowledged it.
This was the last great grifter movie before the 2008 crash made 'con artist as hero' feel queasy for a decade.
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