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- 2000
- R
- First Look International
- 1 h 30 m
- 2000
- R
- First Look International
- 1 h 30 m
Summary 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.
Directed By: Myles Connell
Written By: Myles Connell
- 2000
- R
- First Look International
- 1 h 30 m
- 2000
- R
- First Look International
- 1 h 30 m
The Opportunists
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Summary 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.
Directed By: Myles Connell
Written By: Myles Connell
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 24 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 24 Critic Reviews
71
75% Positive
18 Reviews
18 Reviews
25% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Filled with vivid and likable characters, The Opportunists could be the basis for a TV series as captivating as "The Sopranos."
It's Walken who's most impressive.
The movie is small and familiar, but this time, those turn out to be strengths.
It's a character study, nicely realized.
Goes soft in the end, but not ruinously so. Meanwhile, its loose cannons bounce off one another deliciously.
The plot isn't what makes this movie worth watching anyway -- it's the performances and the ambiance.
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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Awards
Casting Society of America, USA
• 1 Nomination
Gotham Awards
• 1 Nomination
