Can Henry get away with it? This is the type of movie where we want him to succeed, like in "Ocean's Eleven".
In a better movie, James Caan would have been nominated for an Oscar for his excellent portrayal of Max. He is the standout performer here.
Vera Farmiga is quite good as Julie, who is better than this sorry role. And yet she gives it her all. What she does on stage and in rehearsals is worthy of being seen on the Tonys.
Keanu Reeves is okay. Not bad. Not great. He's better in the Chekhov play.
Fisher Stevens does a very good job. I'm used to seeing him as a basically nice guy who is sleazy, but here is is just bad. Not bad in that sense. He's very good at being bad.
There's no clear ending. I will say that much. So I'm not quite sure what happens. But the climactic scene is pretty amazing.
It's really worth seeing.
