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...plan after he is forced to show his face on a security camera in order to complete a robbery without resorting to violence. But matters become complicated when his fence, Bergman (Danny DeVito), strong-arms him into taking a risky last job that involves a large amount of Swiss gold bullion. Bergman also forces Moore to let his cocky young nephew, Jimmy Silk (Sam Rockwell), participate in the heist. In order to keep his hopes of prosperous retirement alive, Moore begins a complicated con game in which nobody can be trusted and nothing is certain...
Several plotlines look potentially compelling: Is the aging Moore still on top of his game? Will his age prevent him from holding on to the woman he loves? Is love even the most important thing? (Love does make the world go around, Moore believes. Love of gold, that is.) Yet, even with Hackman’s nuanced and convincing acting, there is never a sense of genuine emotion. All these conflicts serve as mere tools that keep the formulaic plot going and allow Mamet to serve up a barrage of his distinctive but often pointless and perfunctory quips. Though Mamet?...
Schneider’s hands are a space where strange figures play. Probably very few of these children were aware that their hands contained exclamation points, pyramids, spider webs, ballet dancers or veins of gold. The charlatan photographer brings all these things to light. One can imagine a fly, with its UV vision, seeing much the same thing as it is about to be swatted. In this sense the images are very inhuman, since they require the unnatural eye of a camera to be seen...
...We’re underdogs again, but we really want to win the gold medal in front of our own crowd,” Ruggiero said...
...team will have to grow up fast by the time the Olympics roll around. The tournament has expanded from six to eight teams this year. Play will consist of two four-team round-robin pools followed by semifinals and medal games. The gold medal game is set for Feb. 21. Although the U.S. and Canada are heavily favored to reach that game, 1998 Olympic bronze medalist Finland and 2001 World Championship bronze medalist Russia are expected to be among the other contenders...