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  • 2010
  • Unrated
  • Kino Video
  • 1 h 20 m
  • 2010
  • Unrated
  • Kino Video
  • 1 h 20 m

Summary Two briefcases with mysterious contents are stolen from top Presidential candidate Squire Parks, setting off a deadly series of double-crosses and betrayals. Desperate warring factions of subterranean organizations will stop at nothing to gain possession of the sensitive material. A covert branch of the CIA calls on notorious Black Ops a...

Directed By: Frankie Latina

Written By: Andrew Swant, Mark Borchardt, Randy Russell, Ryan Plato, Frankie Latina

  • 2010
  • Unrated
  • Kino Video
  • 1 h 20 m
  • 2010
  • Unrated
  • Kino Video
  • 1 h 20 m

Modus Operandi

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 5 Critic Reviews
57
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 6 User Ratings
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Summary Two briefcases with mysterious contents are stolen from top Presidential candidate Squire Parks, setting off a deadly series of double-crosses and betrayals. Desperate warring factions of subterranean organizations will stop at nothing to gain possession of the sensitive material. A covert branch of the CIA calls on notorious Black Ops a...

Directed By: Frankie Latina

Written By: Andrew Swant, Mark Borchardt, Randy Russell, Ryan Plato, Frankie Latina

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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60% Positive
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40% Mixed
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0% Negative
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70
Oct 20, 2010
A handmade, endearingly disreputable valentine to no-budget, maximum-impact cinema, Modus Operandi is seriously seedy and truly inspired.
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63
Oct 20, 2010
It's not enough to like such films because they're "so bad they're good." You need to specialize, and like the films because they're so good about being so bad they're good. Modus Operandi, a film by Frankie Latina that has won praise on the midnight movie festival circuit, is such a film.
By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW
63
Oct 20, 2010
Although the film is, by design, an unwatchable mess on one level and its one joke about 8 mm filmmaking would play better as a music video or a TV commercial, there's no denying the crazed dedication to detail.
By Kyle Smith FULL REVIEW
60
Oct 20, 2010
This stilted but oddly compelling Milwaukee-based throwback to Me Decade cheapies pays homage to the entire spectrum of '70s exploitation cinema, from the mucky Super-8 to the copious nudity.
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50
Oct 20, 2010
You can admire the craftsmanship and enjoy the retro soundtrack, supplied by a roster of Milwaukee musicians, but it seems likely that Modus Operandi was more amusing to make than it is to watch.
By Mike Hale FULL REVIEW

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Universal Acclaim Based on 6 User Ratings
8.2
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17% Negative
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Universal Acclaim Based on 6 User Ratings
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83% Positive
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0% Mixed
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17% Negative
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Production Company Frankie Latina Motion Pictures, Special Entertainment, Reign Supreme Entertainment
Release Date Sep 10, 2010
Duration 1 h 20 m
Rating Unrated
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Tagline A film that could only be made in Milwaukee, where life is CHEAP!
Website http://www.frankielatina.com/
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