Throwing Down

And it's sad that no one gets to see it. It won best cinny at the first ever Hamptons film festival and there's a reason for that. The writing is terrific, the characters well defined and snazzy, great performances from jobbing actors. The director does the most he can with the budget, there's some stolen shots down in the subway, guerilla style. It's just a solid, sometimes funny, sometimes messed up story of a con that went wrong.

Kevin Pinassi and Colleen Werthmann both shine in their respective roles as slightly sleazy guy with a heart of gold and hesher chick. Obviously, Jeffrey Donovan went on to bigger things, rightfully so.

I should fess up that I worked on this film, as a member of the art dept. It was one of the happiest times of my life. This doesn't in any way color my review, however, because I hate movies that suck. This movie does not suck.

This is a typical modern caper flick, in the Pulp Fiction tradition, with groups of slackers and crooks colliding with one another. The movie manages to keep the plot twists fresh and clever. Colleen Werthmann turns in a great performance as this redneck grundge chick.