Gauner unter sich (2004)

Gauner unter sich: Directed by Gregory Jacobs. With John C. Reilly, Diego Luna, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Peter Mullan. Two con artists try to swindle a currency collector by selling him a counterfeit copy of an extremely rare currency bill.

“u0026quot;Criminalu0026quot; is an adequate Americanization of one of my favorite films of 2002, the delightfully twisty u0026quot;Nine Queens (Nueve Reinas).u0026quot; u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAdapter/debut director Gregory Jacobs doesnu0026#39;t quite make up for the extra tension that Argentinau0026#39;s financial chaos added as an urgent back drop. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSome of the twists are too smoothly straightened out by focusing more on the older con man, here played by John C. Reilly, and his sister, played by Maggie Gyllenhaal without the originalu0026#39;s sensuality, despite her low cut blouse. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDiego Luna is a mite young, but heu0026#39;s cast to turn Reillyu0026#39;s character into more of a manipulative mentor and less an apparent partner.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOn its own, without comparison to the original, itu0026#39;s an amusing and workmanlike update of u0026quot;The Stingu0026quot; crossed with u0026quot;The Grifters.u0026quot;”