Steven Soderbergh is back. He had said that he was retiring from film making, but obviously that didn't stick.
This film is a poor man's version of his Ocean's 11 movies. It takes place in West Virginia/North Carolina territory. The film centers around a robbery of a speedway hosting a NASCAR race.
I really enjoyed it. It had me from the first scene. Plus, throwing a little John Denver in the mix didn't hurt at all. There were great lines thrown out, and the cast was fun to watch. I particularly liked Daniel Craig as a convict who is needed to pull off the crime. Farrah Mackenzie was also a standout as the Logan daughter. I really hadn't checked out the cast list before seeing the film, so I was pleasantly surprised to learn in the credits that I had completely missed some well-known actors in it. That's always fun!
The scheme to rob the speedway was intricate and quite involving. A bit far fetched, but as I've said before, I'm not that anal about plot holes. I liked these characters, and I wouldn't mind a revisit sometime down the road.
A film technique that was used is becoming a bit trite, but I still love how the heist is pulled off and later in the film it goes back and shows you what really happened behind the scene. Getting a bit old now, but still fun for me.
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