Body Count – Flucht nach Miami (1998)

Body Count – Flucht nach Miami: Directed by Robert Patton-Spruill. With David Caruso, Linda Fiorentino, John Leguizamo, Ving Rhames. It was supposed to be an easy job for the 5 guys to rob an art museum of $15 million in paintings, but it comes with a body count that continues on the way to Miami to sell.

“Following his release from prison, Pike (Ving Rhames) teams up with Crane (Forest Whitaker), an old partner in crime, along with Hobbs (David Caruso), Booker (Donnie Wahlberg, Chino (John Leguizamo)to set up an art theft from a museum. Chinou0026#39;s greed during the heist causes it to go awry resulting in Craneu0026#39;s death and a narrow escape with the stolen items. Only Crane and Pike knew the fence to whom the stolen items were to be fenced for $15M. The balance of the movie consists of the remaining four partners attempting to transport the items to Miami to the fence, via car, with attempts to take a bus, and a train which donu0026#39;t pan out due to various personality conflicts among the thieves and results in one partner killing another who winds up in the trunk of the car.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhile en route, the now-threesome picks up Natalie (Linda Fiorentino) who adds another point of conflict among the thieves. The heist itself is shown in flashbacks during the trip. There is definately violence in the movie resulting from the conflicts among the thieves and Natalie. I found the movie to be engrossing throughout with interest in the interaction between the thieves; edgy, violent, keeps you guessing, a good ending, and good performances by all. * * * 1/2 out of * * * * *”