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9QUEENS

Movie of the Day (2000). Argentinian Mamet. A nice table turner that I had seen before and could not 'remember' the end; it is that good at conning the audience into believing the now you see it now you don't and looking at the bunny instead of the hat; all that. Very enjoyable.

There seem to be only about five actors in Argentina and so the films that are made there are done in a rep company manner. This film plays as an ensemble picture and that 'feel' only enhances the result of the cons on both levels; the film cons and the audience cons.

Oh. The 9 queens in question are not what you might think; they are rare stamps.

I gave it a 4 on the 5max Netflix scale.