There is no honour amongst thieves.
Director: Bob Rafelson
Producer: Jeremy Thomas
A man who has failed as a father and husband commits a heist to make money for his fledging business, but things become complicated when his wife interferes.
101 min
Rating: 5.722/10
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Jack Nicholson
Alex
Stephen Dorff
Jason
Jennifer Lopez
Gabriela
Judy Davis
Suzanne
Michael Caine
Victor
Harold Perrineau
Henry
Movie Info
Director: Bob Rafelson
Producer: Jeremy Thomas
Production Companies: Marmont Productions, Blood & Wine Productions, Recorded Picture Company
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
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John Chard:
There's no such thing as honour among thieves. It's a myth.
Blood and Wine is directed by Bob Rafelson and Rafelson co-writes the screenplay with Nick Villiers and Alison Cross. It stars Jack Nicholson, Stephen Dorff, Jennifer Lopez, Judy Davis and Michael Caine. Music is by Michal Lorenc and cinematography by Newton Thomas Sigel.
A failed father and husband enlists an oily accomplice to enact the theft of a precious necklace. But when his wife and son get involved in the shady dealings, things quickly spiral out of control.
Bob Rafelson once again turns to his muse, Nicholson, to bring about another venture down the neo-noir lane. Unfortunately, just like the "The Postman Always Rings Twice" remake and "Black Widow", this also flatters to deceive.
Nothing wrong with the acting or story as such, Nicholson and Caine bounce off each other with scummy character glee, while Lopez and Dorff offer up some sexy sizzle in the supporting slots. In true noir fashion the pic is ripe with unlikable characters, while the vagaries of noirville fate comes into play. Yet as it plays out more as a character study than anything edgy or thrilling, it ends up being like a fine wine that has been corked.
Some nifty complexities in the narrative and the fine perfs ensure it's above average, but really it's not a must see for the noir faithful. 6/10