Shade (2003)

Shade: Directed by Damian Nieman. With Joe Nicolo, Carl Mazzocone Sr., George Tovar, Frank Medrano. A group of hustlers encounter “The Dean” and pull off a successful sting that results in their pursuit by a vengeful gangster.

“Sometimes I look at movies in terms of expectations and judge accordingly. Like 21 Grams, high expectations…and fell short. Shade, a straight to video/DVD with Stallone, mediocre at best expectations. This movie exceeded my expectations and in fact, Iu0026#39;d be more likely to recommend it as a rental then 21 grams. I was certainly entertained and thankfully Stallone, unlike some other straight to DVD releases, is NOT the star. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhat was also unusual, was the fact that I didnu0026#39;t pick up on all the plot twists and they were plausible plot twists which made me feel like an actual story had been played out instead of left wondering, u0026quot;where the hell did that come fromu0026quot;?u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBetter then average movie and way better then average straight to DVD. Certainly worth renting. Enjoy. If nothing else, the opening and closing credits show the viewer some very impressive slight of hand and how itu0026#39;s done by card sharks.”