In 1949, Robert Siodmak directed a film noir called Criss Cross based on Don Tracy’s novel of the same name, with Burt Lancaster in the lead role. Half a century later, Steven Soderbergh shot a remake with Peter Gallagher and Alison Elliott under the spotlight, and this crime film made excellent use of numerous noir tropes and themes with great results. In Variety’s words, Soderbergh “attempts to navigate a tense story of a criminal heist into the uncustomarily deep waters of emotional, psychological and philosophical exploration (…) with intriguing results.” The Washington Post’s Joe Brown called it “simmering, smoldering lowlife fun, like a good episode of Twin Peaks without the self-conscious weirdness.”
A gambling addict returns to his hometown to celebrate his mother’s remarriage and tries to become reintegrated in the family and community he left behind because of his gambling problems. As he tries to renew his connections to his loved ones, he especially feels attracted to his ex-wife, who now has a criminal boyfriend. He gets a job as a driver for his mother’s new husband, but his new career of driving armored cars gets him too close to temptation, as he soon comes up with a plan of robbing one of his own company’s vehicles.
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