It's not the sparkly-vampire Film.
No, I'm actually covering...
In it, Newman is a retired P.I. who's staying with a friend and is asked to do a simple job for him.
Of course, no job is that simple in Noir Films.
By Siskel & Ebert logic, this must be great. Why?
It features M. Emmet Walsh (even if he is dying right away).
This, of course, complicates things and drags Newman into a case that somehow ties back to 20 years ago.
Can James Garner help him solve the case?
People sure are wanting to hit and or shoot at poor Mr. Newman here. His Salad Dressing isn't that bad, is it?!?
All joking aside, lots of people are out to get each other here.
So, naturally, the only innocent one here is Giancarlo Esposito.
No, really.
Can he solve the case (that involves blackmail, murder and a cold case)?
Will he survive to tell anyone?
To find out, watch this honestly-underrated and forgotten Film.
That's not a joke btw.
To be fair, the Film isn't *completely-forgotten* due to 2008's Twilight. No, people online usually discover it when they learn that Reese Witherspoon appears topless in it.
That's not why I watched it, just for the record. And no, I'm not sharing a Screen Cap of it (censored or otherwise).
The Film is quite good as both a chance to get old, respected Actors together and to tell a good Story. It doesn't cheat like many Mysteries do, which is nice. It has some great Stars in it (like Stockard Channing), even when you get down to looking at future Stars. Besides the aforementioned Witherspoon, you have Liev Schrieber in a small, but pivotal role.
It's honestly quite good, so I didn't want to SPOIL too much. I will, however, SPOIL that apparently we have a Cameo (that I couldn't for the life of me spot) by Clint Howard and...Jason Clarke?!?
I hope you enjoyed the joke and actually check out the real Film.
April Fools Day can bring you something nice, can't it?
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