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ACTOR
Richard GriecoThandi PurenJoanna PaculaRon Smerczak
DIRECTOR
Neal Sundstrom
SYNOPSICS
Dead Easy (2004) is a English movie. Neal Sundstrom has directed this movie. Richard Grieco,Thandi Puren,Joanna Pacula,Ron Smerczak are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2004. Dead Easy (2004) is considered one of the best Crime,Thriller movie in India and around the world.
Simon Storm is an American executive sent to work in South Africa. His cheating wife won't agree to a divorce, so his mistress convinces him to kill her. Drunk, he hires a P.I., who turns out to be a serial killer and blackmailer.
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Dead Easy (2004) Reviews
A puzzler
The puzzle being... who were we supposed to like? I watched it to see Richard Grieco (who I agree is underrated), and through the movie, it was possible to see his character growing and changing and improving, trying to do better. Learning a lesson, if you will, or starting to. That made him about the only likable person in the film apart from the police detective, who initially was too over-the-top falsely jovial for my tastes. Another reviewer commented on the twist at the end, and I agree: while interesting, it doesn't fit the plot. I sat afterward thinking it through and decided that what happened is that the writers/directors came up with the twist on the last day of filming, over a lunch with too many cocktails. The movie is atmospheric, however, and watching the characters 'play' each other, especially once you suspect what's really going on, is interesting. One thing I did find unbelievable -- and this isn't really a spoiler because it takes place in the first three minutes -- is that Grieco, a rich & powerful man, would ALLOW his girlfriend to film their liaison. I thought, DUH? Aren't you too smart for that? C'mon, dude, it's the age of the Internet. Trust no one, as Fox Mulder would have said. In any case, if you're a Grieco fan, give this one a shot. He's purty and he does a good job.
Joanna Pacula still has it.
I've been a big fan of Polish Actress Joanna Pacula since the early '90s (Black Ice, Under Investigation). Still sensual and stunning at 47, she plays a role similar to one she played in 1993 (Every Breath), that of a woman who plays a dangerous game with her husband. Also of note is the actor who plays the chief police investigator - he brings the energy level of the movie up whenever he shows up. A minus is Richard Grieco, who walks through his role like he's sedated. There is a twist at the end, which I enjoyed. The South African setting was also a nice change from the usual LA/NY setting. For Pacula fans, a step up from her recent movies!
simple predictable story
I came across this DVD at a flea market were it costs to say a penny. Just looking at the cover I thought, well, let's give it a try. Was it bad, not at all, was it good, not at all. In other words, it's a mediocre flick that easily could be broadcasted as a Saturday night family evening film. The two main leads (Richard Grieco and Joanna Pacula) were okay but for me the best acting was done by Thandi Puren (Kate Johnson). It's rather strange that she appeared in only 4 flicks. The story itself is as thin as a cigarette paper and you can easily see it coming. But I must say that the last minute was a nice surprise for me. It is stated that there is a lot of nudity in it but I just saw some covered skin, okay no and then on a picture you see something or in a bath but not to mention. Ideal to watch with the whole family.
Best of an average night on cable
I watched this movie in three stages. First, about 15 minutes in, I asked my wife "Why do I not care in the slightest if any of these boring people live or die?" But then, there were a few plot events that actually held me on the sofa, with only minimum trips to the refrigerator. Finally, toward the end, I could begin to see the plot beginning to melt down into one of those days at the track that is only possible if a 100-1 shot wins ever race. I stopped caring whodunit, or why, or how. It was refreshing, though, amid all the Hollywood junk, to see the lifestyles of the South African rich and famous, instead of their equally boring (and equally imaginary) American counterparts. Probably the first South African film I had seen since "The Gods Must Be Crazy"---and somewhat refreshing for that fact alone. I'm always astonished that such a small talent pool can make a picture even this good, when all the king's horses in Hollywood can so rarely put one together.
Old story and as bad as ever
This is at least the third remake of this movie so if while watching it, there is a sense of deja vu, don't be surprised. All they did was change the setting of the story and tell it differently but the differences are not significant. And it doesn't get any better because the plot is flawed to begin with. It never works. And like its predecessors, the acting is mediocre. The plot has a unique ending which will surprise any one who has never seen the movie before but the ending doesn't fit the story. Had this movie ended ten minutes earlier, it would have worked and have been very satisfying and I would have thought it more worthwhile. But here is the spoiler and that in the end crime does pay because the criminal is not caught. I never like this message resulting from a movie.