Acensbart
Excellent but underrated film
Onlinewsma
Absolutely Brilliant!
Derry Herrera
Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.
hi_from_darren
Even though it's not a big budget film, it is the acting that makes this movie so enjoyable to watch. Each of the actors gives a believable performance.I already knew that she was a very talented singer/songwriter but who would have guessed that Cyndi Lauper was such a wonderful actor. It's a pity that she didn't have a larger role. I hope that she continues with her acting.The DVD contains absolutely no extras - not even the movie trailer. It was never given a cinema release in Austalia but turned up on DVD at a budget price.
george.schmidt
THE OPPORTUNISTS (2000) ** Christopher Walken, Peter McDonald, Cyndi Lauper, Vera Farmiga, Donal Logue, JoseZuniga, Tom Noonan, Anne Pitoniak. Walken gives another of hispatented sublime performances in this somewhat stilted andstandard `last heist' crime drama as a ne'er do well automechanic in Queens lured back into the fray by a self-proclaimeddistant relative (McDonald, who has no screen presencewhatsoever) from Ireland. Lauper acquits herself as Walken'slong-suffering girlfriend. (Dir: Myles Connell)
overdone
Sorry, but even Christopher Walken was unconvincing in this lazily written thing. I felt compelled to stay because it made me laugh for some odd reason, and not many movies in English come to Rome. During the intermission (a routine Italian thing), a man behind me said: Let's hope things get better for him. I replied: Let's hope things get better for US.Alas, they didn't, for us. I'll leave the plot alone.
AlWhite
The overwhelming fact is that this movie is slow-paced, has almost no conflict, and feels a lot longer than it is.The good points : Cyndi Lauper and Peter MacDonald. They each deliver a good performance and are quite watchable.The bad points : not much happens in this movie! The problems that Walken's character faces are fairly boring and the director doesn't help out by maintaining a languid pace the entire time. There was absolutely no suspense in this film.The script was not cohesive. There are many boring secondary characters who come and go, and the whole thing feels like an overly long TV episode. There wasn't much humour. Some of the dramatic scenes were very well done, such as Lauper telling Walken to get out, but others were quite bad.I did like quite a few of the shots in the movie. I always admire a director who knows how to shoot cars, and the opening shots do a great job showing off a nice Buick Riviera. I also liked a few of the shots of Vic's van, and there's an "orbit" shot of Peter MacDonald later on that was pretty good.Overall however I would not watch this again nor reccomend that anyone else see it.
