What did you watch this week in classic TV on DVD(or Blu)? is the question asked in the story of two small-time swindlers, Juan (Gaston Pauls) and Marcos (Ricardo Darin), whose paths collide in a convenience store and quickly leads to a half-million dollar forgery scam on a big time gangster about to be deported in "Nine Queens. 2K views Synopsis Nine Queens is a movie about the con-game. What did you think of the ending? I rented this film once, but it just would not play on my regular player. "Who isn't a thief?" Characters are brought in to the story to propel things along and statements about Argentine society - who isn't a thief in that country - are made repeatedly. But, this Argentine crime thriller is long on dialogue and short on action. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Juan reluctantly agrees and Marcos introduces a plan to con a big time hood who is only hours away from being deported. ", When Juan (Gaston Pauls) pulls off a bill changing scam with a convenience store cashier, he's emboldened to try it again right after a shift change and is challenged. Argentinian writer/director Fabian Bielinsky has attempted to fashion one of those quick-moving sleights of hand that keep the audience guessing, but his tale will be all too familiar for anyone who's seen George Roy Hill's 1973 film, "The Sting." Tomatoes, the Movie Review Query Engine, and the IMDB. If you're sufficiently into the story and the characters that it feels like a pleasing explanation, like in this movie, then I think that's good enough. Juan is trying to raise/steal $50,000 to help his dad get out of jail by paying off a judge. "Nine Queens" characters are engaging and occasionally amusing, but director Bielinsky never rises above simply putting them through their paces. I thought it was very clever, not much of a cheat at all. The images are crisp and clear with enough camera movement to keep things visually interesting. The multi-layered con's final moves become labored by an unconvincing promise between Valeria and Marcos involving their younger brother's faith in his unsavory sibling. "Nine Queens" works as a look at a Buenos Aires the tourist rarely gets to experience, but its swindle isn't slick enough. Sandler (Oscar Nunez), a counterfeiter, was about to make a huge deal with a wealthy businessman. Stranger Marcos (Ricardo Darin) comes to his rescue, introduces himself as a fellow, more experienced con artist, and asks Juan to become his partner. I've only seen it once, so I think a good test of this would be to watch it again with a close look-out for any foreshadowing and/or cheating. As the plot thickens, the duo tests each other's ability in their scamming game. Nine Queens. This is where "Nine Queens" gets a bit too full of itself, as the story becomes a swirl of characters brought in to twist the plot around. She's lower level management in a hotel and she doesn't want Marcos and his embarrassing criminal behavior darkening its lobby, but she's forced to call him when another, older, con man falls in a lavatory and pleads for her brother. Well, the only place I can think of any foreshadowing occurring is during a kissing scene, but within the context of the story even that scene wouldn't have been sufficient to raise any awareness as to the ending. Marcos's sister Valeria is the beautiful assistant manager at the hotel housing Vidal. The film is goosed up with the introduction of Sandler's wealthy sister-in-law, who lives in a garish apartment with a younger boy toy, but this lively and amusing character makes too hasty an exit. The trouble is, you know that someone is conning someone and I got mired in trying to unravel the plot. He gets greedy as he watches the shift change and decides to double dip and pull the same scam again, minutes later. Valeria will help her wayward brother if he'll fess up his scheme to Federico. "Nine Queens" becomes a shell game that requires close attention to figure out who is screwing whom. There is imagination and intelligence buried in this swirling con man's tale. Bielinsky's enjoyable but slight tale gives his audience a splendid introduction to the real streets of Buenos Aires, filmed clandestinely by Marcelo Camorino. I was finally able to see the film using my laptop. No sooner do the duo work their first job together than a phone call from Marcos' sister Valeria (Leticia Bredice) results in a potential half million score - the sale of a counterfeit stamp rarity, a Weimar sheet misprint known as the "Nine Queens.". Home Automation, Accessories, Cables, and Remotes, Crawdaddy's "Random Thoughts" about Home Video, Film & TV, ***Official 21st Annual HTF October Scary Movie Challenge 2020***.
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