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The trick with a tricky movie is to wait long enough between viewings to forget the gimmick or ending.Try as I might, I was unable to remember the trick upon trick upon switch upon switch used on the marks and us, the viewers, in the fine Argentinian con artist/grifter film

Nueve reinas / Nine Queens (2000)

I think that it has been at least three years since I saw it. I am sure that it was in the old house.

Actually, I didn't plan this. I figured it would only work once and that I would never see it again.

But the star of this film, or one of them, Ricardo Darín is in a newer film which I will be seeing tomorrow and he was mentioned as being in this "famous" film so I ordered it. I really did not remember how it turned out then or even now as I saw it unfold. The effectiveness of the con is that good.

Great actors, having a wonderful time.

You know, of course, that something is fishy, but the mind will not work against the distraction of the business going on. You do not see the rabbit going into the hat. At least I did not.

Highly recommended especially if you like a crime among criminals film. If you are a David Mamet fan, this kind of thing was his specialty. Anything at all about con artists.

A 5 out of Netflix5.

Labels: films