Oh my gosh! Funny, bizarre, and one to watch! Not since Fargo (1996) has Buscemi been this good. I mean he has been good in other movies, but this was a great vehicle for him and just the odd person he plays serves as a lightening rod for the other oddities in the cast. Buscemi plays John, a compulsive gambler, who now has a stable job in an insurance company and is given his first fraud investigation case with the potential for advancement and a raise...provided he does well on this case.
He is paired with Romany Malco who plays Virgil (an experienced investigator who has no time for John) and is just a killer mix of Samuel L. Jackson's portrayal of Shaft (2000) and Chris Tucker's portrayal of Carter in "Rush Hour" (1998). The conflicts John runs into are not only with his partner but also within himself as the investigation takes them to Las Vegas where temptation becomes too great to resist. Fortunately, this is not one of those movies in which an "on the wagon personality" falls off into a grave.
The script is just awesome, the directing is good, the cinematography is good, and the acting is consistent and done well. A good one!
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