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Beyond the City Limits
Three women outsmart unsavory men who try to cheat them out of their take in an almost-botched casino heist.
Release : | 2001 |
Rating : | 3.9 |
Studio : | American World Pictures (AWP), |
Crew : | Art Direction, Location Scout, |
Cast : | Alyson Hannigan Nastassja Kinski Jennifer Esposito Steve Harris Brian McCardie |
Genre : | Action Comedy Thriller |
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Absolutely the worst movie.
The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.
The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.
All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.
The Russians smalltime crooks Sergei Akotia (Brian McCardie) and Yuri (Alexis Denisof) plan to hold up two million dollars from a casino with the inside information of the security guard Troy (Steve Harris) and the support of two dirty cops. When the two cops are killed, they decide to call off the heist and they kick out their girlfriends Misha (Nastassja Kinski) and Lexi (Alison Hannigan). Misha and Lexi meet an old friend of Misha, Helena Toretti (Jennifer Esposito), who is in a divorce process with the bored and upset detective Jack (Todd Field). The trio plots revenge against the guys and decide to rob the casino with Troy. But the plan turns upside-down with unpredictable events.When I saw the names of Alison Hannigan (from Buffy), Alexis Denisof (from Angel) and the gorgeous Nastassja Kinski and Jennifer Esposito in the cast of this movie, I decided to ignore the bad reviews and IMDb Rating and watch it. Unfortunately, the reviews are right and this movie is really bad, with a messy screenplay and awful conclusion. The story is very confused, with a terrible direction that is not able to make a funny, or dramatic, or violent movie. There are some ridiculous parts, like for example when the two "Russians" argue in English with a weird accent. If they are Russians, wouldn't they speak in their native language while alone? The character of Alison Hannigan, Lexi, is awfully developed and never clear of her objectives and feelings. Brian McCardie looks like a cartoon with his character (or caricature?). I tried to find good and positive points in this movie, but with such unpleasant end with the fate of Misha it is impossible to like it. I have never read anything about this director, Gigi Gaston, but he was able to waste a good cast and I had a really bad experience watching this confused flick. My vote is four.Title (Brazil): "Além dos Limites" ("Beyond the Limits")
Ok, I just want to say, if Gaston wanted a Russian accent, why didn't she get a Russian person? I mean, I know that it's ok sometimes to change for a role, but Denisof's accent sucked. I am normally a fan of both him, and Alyson Hannigan, but please! The movie was a waste of time. I watched it twice, just to reassure myself that it really was crap and I didn't look over some hidden meaning in every scene.I know that the same POV the entire movie gets boring, but how many times did the editor's have to change it? None of the scenes make much sense, either. I literally didn't get the point of half of them, unless they were there just to confuse the audience. I just hope that when I start directing, my movies won't get as many horrible reviews as this one did.
Not the best movie ever made actually The only thing thats good about it is Alyson Hannigan.The movie is dark and a bit univentfull untill the end.Buffy fans might be shocked to Hear Alyson swearing.The movie isnt made any better by Alexis's Russian accent.
Alyson Hannigan fans should tune in and watch this just to see the band camp geek ditch her flute and try something new. The last 30 minutes of this film is where the action is, but unfortunately you need to wade through 60 minutes of choppy dialogue, weird plot and disconnected imagery to get to the good stuff. Obviously the victim of re-writes and re-edits, this film could have been something if it had concentrated more on the three women and less on the corny Russian accents. It tried to be disturbing just for the hell of it, and ended up trashy and bad.