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Opportunists, The
First Look Pictures Releasing
MPAA RATING: R for language
Starring
Christopher Walken,
John Ortiz,
Cyndi Lauper,
and
Peter McDonald
An Irish immigrant (McDonald) comes to America to join a hometown friend (Walken) and auto mechanic that he believes is a crime lord. The two team up for one last heist to pay off their debts.
| GENRE(S): |
Drama
|
| WRITTEN BY: |
Myles Connell
|
| DIRECTED BY: |
Myles Connell
|
| RELEASE DATE: |
Theatrical: August 11, 2000
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| RUNNING TIME: |
89 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
USA / UK |

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90
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan
A small gem.

90
Village Voice
Amy Taubin
Filled with vivid and likable characters, The Opportunists could be the basis for a TV series as captivating as "The Sopranos."

80
Film.com
Peter Brunette
A very small film, as they say in the movie business, but its stylish suspensefulness is nicely leavened by Connell's obvious, and welcome, love for his hapless characters.

80
The New York Times
A.O. Scott
This is one of the best-photographed pictures of the year, but not ostentatiously so; the look is organic to the less-than-glamorous badlands of Sunnyside, Queens.

80
LA Weekly
Ernest Hardy
It's Walken who's most impressive.

75
Boston Globe
Jay Carr
Goes soft in the end, but not ruinously so. Meanwhile, its loose cannons bounce off one another deliciously.

75
San Francisco Chronicle
Peter Stack
A brilliant performance (Walken).

75
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
He (Walken) is a gifted classical actor...and here he understands Victor Kelly from the inside out.

75
Philadelphia Inquirer
Steven Rea
It's a character study, nicely realized.

75
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
Walken gives a beautifully understated performance.

75
Portland Oregonian
Shawn Levy
Studded with sturdy acting.

75
Baltimore Sun
Chris Kaltenbach
Playing a perpetual victim like Victor (Walken) might be easy, but making audiences want to watch him for 97 minutes isn't.

75
New York Daily News
Jami Bernard
Enjoyable, intelligent little heist movie.

75
San Francisco Examiner
G. Allen Johnson
An engaging, well-written film that is surprisingly gentle in tone and easily paced.

75
Miami Herald
Rene Rodriguez
The movie is small and familiar, but this time, those turn out to be strengths.

75
Chicago Tribune
Marc Caro
Contains ample dry humor and its share of surprising turns, but they operate on a human level rather than with the kind of empty flash we've come to expect from the post-Tarantino crime flicks.

70
Chicago Reader
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Fair amount of grit and charm.

67
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
Not only are these characters beautifully underplayed, but they're underplayed by two of the most enthusiastic scene-stealers around: Walken & Lauper.

60
TV Guide
Maitland McDonagh
The plot isn't what makes this movie worth watching anyway -- it's the performances and the ambiance.

60
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
Modestly made and modestly charming.
58
Mr. Showbiz
Kevin Maynard
It's amiable enough, but the only real opportunity here is to see Walken step out of the shadows.

58
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman
Skillfully made, yet the film would have been better if it had tapped a bit of that Walken madness.

58
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold
Ultimately emotionally flat and eminently forgettable.

50
Dallas Observer
Gregory Weinkauf
Once Connell finds his feet, he just may stride forth with his Important American Movie. Until then, The Opportunists is simply a whiff of great unwashedness yet to come.


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