Jakealope Yes, this is a post Tarantino movie, full of lovable, deep, insightful hit men and con men. Yes, hit men are usually pretty cool guys, except for a rogue one like Boots who gives the noble profession a bad name. Well the movie starts out on a promising theme, after a generic aborted mob hit, two English con men are trapped in a fleabag motel in Chicago (somewhere in Canada actually) without enough money to pay the landlady. They are harmless small timers who take international crime trips to America as some sort of road bonding adventure. They are two popular British TV personalities, Neil Morrissey & Adrian Dunbar, who are okay but not standout in real life. So one of them happens upon some mob loot in a luggage scam he pulls in a high class hotel lobby. It was a down payment cash for a mob hit. So these two guys, neither are suicidal or great risk takers, decide to use the reserved room that was earmarked for the real hit men and find some more loot, a key to the target's room and a pistol with a silencer. Like I said, these are small time survivor types, so naturally they hang out in the room, living it up until the mobsters who hired them, sight unseen, comes to visit. All the through the movie, one asks, "why not cut out with some easy cash and go back to England to your pregnant witch girlfriend while the going is safe?"Meanwhile the two American hit men, who were supposed to get the room and cash are hanging out trying to figure out what happened to their lucrative contract. One of them, played by a Don Wahlberg, falls in love with some woman who happens to be the mobster's to be hit daughter. See, he is a nice guy too, misunderstood, who just wants a normal suburban life yadda yadda. The other one is played by Michael Rappaport, so he is obnoxious, stupid and loud, but not a bad guy either. You know those hit men types.So all sorts of lame hijinks ensue as the con men pretend to be hit men and are coerced by the bad hit men to go through with it. Meanwhile the two real hit men unravel the mystery while Donnie hits on the actress. So it goes on to a lame conclusion where only the bad hit men get it and everyone else gets a piece of the action. Prety harmless, but in that respect it is more Hollywood than indie or Tarantino.

Enchorde Recap: Two small time British crooks find themselves in Chicago, and after stealing the right suitcase find themselves in possession of a luxurious hotel suite and a lot of cash. They figure they can live it large a few days before they skip town and return home. But suddenly the suitcase they stole becomes very wrong when it becomes apparent that the room and money is intended for two hit men hired to assassinate a gangster boss also staying at the hotel. The situation quickly becomes chaotic. The two Brits tries to pose as killers to convince the rivaling gangster they are the hit men. The real hit men are searching and wondering where their job disappeared. And in the middle of it, as always, is a beautiful girl.Comments: Could be hilarious, but isn't. Could be action packed, but isn't. Could be a serious gangster-movie, but isn't. Instead it is a toned down movie with a little from all. The story is nothing new, actually it is rather full of clichés we have seen many times before. It doesn't surprise with a high tempo or some action packed scenes, it almost seem fresh and new because it doesn't rely on such tricks. It is a rather average movie with a competent cast that simply works. It isn't close to being any masterpiece, but it entertains. Simply put, it is a fun movie.6/10

joedfilms I'd never heard of this film in Britain, but picked it up in a second hand DVD store having moved to Canada in 2007. I figured it would be a safe bet with so many well-known English actors and Donnie Wahlberg.We enjoyed watching it. OK, so it wasn't laugh out loud funny throughout, but it was entertaining enough. Wahlberg was good. Forlani looked great throughout & did a good job. Morrisey was Morrisey (I'm not a big fan as he only ever plays one role). I preferred Dunbar and Plummer.Overall, an enjoyable enough film. Surprised I'd never heard of it.Worth seeing on a quiet night in.

Billthe3rd TRIGGERMEN contains all of the essential elements of a successful movie. From witty dialogue to good acting this film was a true pleasure to watch. The two British leads worked extremely well together and although I would have liked to have seen more of Michael Rappaport's character I felt that the American "hitmen" were just as dynamic.The direction was competent and well managed. The dialogue and pacing was also excellent.This is a movie well worthy of your time.