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Cool Crime

  • 1999
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
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David Ackert in Cool Crime (1999)
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A story about an Italian immigrant coming to Los Angeles and finding his favorite transexual: his long lost childhood friend.A story about an Italian immigrant coming to Los Angeles and finding his favorite transexual: his long lost childhood friend.A story about an Italian immigrant coming to Los Angeles and finding his favorite transexual: his long lost childhood friend.

  • Director
    • Jérôme Cohen-Olivar
  • Writers
    • Jérôme Cohen-Olivar
    • Jayne Kennedy
  • Stars
    • David Ackert
    • Ari Barak
    • Kelly Bovino
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    221
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jérôme Cohen-Olivar
    • Writers
      • Jérôme Cohen-Olivar
      • Jayne Kennedy
    • Stars
      • David Ackert
      • Ari Barak
      • Kelly Bovino
    • 2User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins total

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    David Ackert
    David Ackert
    • Nino
    Ari Barak
    • Billardo
    Kelly Bovino
    • India
    Robert Cicchini
    Robert Cicchini
    • John
    Melinda Hill
    Melinda Hill
    • Melissa
    John Mariano
    John Mariano
    • Roberto
    Robert Miano
    Robert Miano
    • Uncle Bruce
    Beata Pozniak
    Beata Pozniak
    • Rex
    Mirron E. Willis
    Mirron E. Willis
    • Clive
    • Director
      • Jérôme Cohen-Olivar
    • Writers
      • Jérôme Cohen-Olivar
      • Jayne Kennedy
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    8maldine458

    Cool Crime

    In base terms, the story follows an Italian immigrant named Nino (Ackert), who comes to America to live in L.A. with his uncle. Sadly, upon arrival, uncle (who turns out to be a drug dealer) is dead. But things get really strange when the spirit of the dead uncle comes to visit Nino, pleading for revenge.

    That's only the beginning, and patient viewers will no doubt be rewarded by director Cohen- Olivar's nuanced work. I'm not that patient a person, so Cool Crime's more mellow moments tended to drag me down. But many of the Tarantino fueled scenes and outrageous characters have their moments, even if the film, as a whole, is uneven.

    Ultimately and unfortunately, I saw the "surprise" ending coming, but I suspect most people reading this review don't have the hyperint elligence that I do, so you'll probably sit up in your seat. Suffice it to say that this is a picture that could only take place in L.A.
    moovibuff

    Twisty & Fun

    If Quentin Tarantino and David Lynch had made a movie together, it might have looked like "Cool Crime". In a nutshell, the film was about an Italian immigrant (David Ackert) who arrives in Los Angeles to be reunited his beloved uncle Bruce (Robert Miano). He discovers that Bruce has since made a name for himself as a local pimp and is now in a body bag after getting gunned down by a corrupt cop (Robert Cicchini). But just as Nino is getting ready to pack up and head back to the old country, Bruce's ghost appears in Shakespearian fashion with the classic "avenge my death" plea. Nino's a good boy so he does as he's told, but he learns quickly that he doesn't have the stomach for murder. There are a lot of darkly funny moments along the way, and a twisty plot that often feels weird and random but which ultimately pays off. It occasionally suffers from being weird just for the heck of it, but the cinematography is richly colorful and Ari Barak makes a smooth and sexy villain as Billardo. Sometimes the Nino storyline loses steam, but David Ackert keeps things moving with good comic timing and sensitive believability.

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    • Release date
      • March 12, 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Lovafilms
      • Olivar Entertainment
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $117,000
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 32m(92 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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