Synopsis
Based on the 2008 short, set in a world of double crossing
professional thieves, Bruce Willis plays Eddie, a crime boss trying to score
the profits from another thief`s heist.
A crime boss tries to make off with loot that belongs to
another thief.
After a botched heist, Eddie (Bruce Willis), a murderous
crime boss, hunts down the seductive thief Karen (Claire Forlani) who failed
him. In order to win back Eddie's trust, Karen recruits her ex-lover and
premier thief Jack (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) to steal a cargo of rare precious
gems. But when the job goes down, allegiances are betrayed and lines are
crossed as Jack, Karen, and Eddie face off in a fateful showdown.
Set on the gulf coast of Mississippi, it is an American crime
thriller mashed into a romantic comedy. Writer-director Max Adams’ creation
does little to please in either of his overlapping genres.
“Precious Cargo” is the kind of film that would one day be gathering dust on video store shelves if such things still existed.
ReplyDeleteThe movie poster that accompanies this review deserves its own scathing critique. Precious Cargo is a rip-off and a rerun.
ReplyDeleteI had seen that there's plenty of action, but little excitement.
This lazily directed and sloppily written heist non-thriller unspools like one of those amusement park distractions where tourists play at being in a movie.
ReplyDeleteYou will be hard-pressed to remember anything about it even only a few minutes after watching it, which should come as a relief to everyone involved with its production.
The production has the means to create appealing chaos and define personality, but Adams doesn't possess the directorial bravery to shake up the norm, content to live up as expectation.
ReplyDeleteIt's ultimately difficult to recall a more inept and non-involving action-er than Precious Cargo.
Movies like this are designed to disappoint anyone with expectations beyond the picture being feature length.
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