Albino alligator

Movie
German title	Albino alligator
Original title	Albino alligator
Country of production	USA , France
original language	English
Publishing year	1996
length	97 minutes
Age rating	FSK 16
Rod
Director	Kevin Spacey
script	Christian Forte
production	Brad Krevoy , ; Steven Stabler
music	Michael Brook
camera	Mark Plummer
cut	Jay Cassidy
occupation
	Faye Dunaway : Janet Boudreaux; Matt Dillon : Dova; Gary Sinise : Milo; William Fichtner : Law; Viggo Mortensen : Guy Foucard; John Spencer : Jack; Skeet Ulrich : Danny Boudreaux; Frankie Faison : Agent Marv Rose; Melinda McGraw : Jenny Ferguson; M. Emmet Walsh : Dino;

Albino Alligator is a 1996 Los Angeles thriller directed by actor Kevin Spacey and his directorial debut.

action

New Orleans : When a warehouse is broken into, three petty criminals set off the alarm system and have to flee. On the run, the three unlucky ones Dova, Milo and Law hide themselves after an accident with a police car in the cellar bar Dino's Last Chance von Dino, which has no back exit. At gunpoint, they order those present, the restaurant owner Dino, the barmaid Janet Boudreaux and the guests Guy, Jack and Danny, to keep quiet. But after a short time the FBI surrounds the bar and the press appears. When the cops appear quickly, the three crooks notice that something is wrong with the matter: the police mistake them for felons because they were mistaken for them.

A war of nerves begins, because leader Dova prefers to fight with his fists than with his head, brother Milo is badly injured, and Law, the third in the league, is an outright sociopath . The involuntary hostage-taking threatens to escalate .

The hostage guy suggests that they should announce that they will release the hostages one by one after making appropriate demands. Instead of the real hostages, however, they should leave the restaurant themselves. The FBI doesn't know what the individual hostage-takers look like. The hostages themselves should just leave them in the bar. Reluctantly, they consider this suggestion. The mood in the bar is becoming more and more aggressive and nothing seems to be able to prevent a bloodbath, especially since the criminals finally discover from a news program on television that there is a wanted criminal among their hostages and that the Canadian guy is actually the guy from the Police wanted is.

Dove and Law devise the plan to shoot the hostages as witnesses and then impersonate hostages. Milo doesn't want to join in and slits his wrists. Janet begs Dove to spare the lives of innocent people. Dove then gives her a choice: Janet should shoot Jack, who has vowed to betray the hostage takers. Dove hands the gun to Janet. A shot is fired and the police storm the building. Guy and Law are hit by a machine gun. Dove can leave the building and is counted as a hostage. Janet and Danny shut up.

Reviews

The American Rolling Stone said: "Unfortunately, Spacey's skillful direction cannot compensate for the script that Chinatown wants to be, but ends up as indigestible chop suey." According to the Los Angeles Times, Spacey "plays with the story and its characters like a child with you." Chemistry kit, he mixes the ingredients together and waits for reactions. [...] Albino Alligator doesn't add anything new to the genre, but it's still a nice first work by Spacey. "

The lexicon of international films describes the film as “an extraordinarily exciting chamber play that impresses with its balanced rhythm changes, excellent actors and surprising twists and turns. The elegant camera work also contributes to the lasting effect, as does the moral impetus that the end of the film offers. A fascinating film, which however comes up with drastic and bloody depictions of violence. "

Awards

In 1998, Faye Dunaway was nominated for the Golden Raspberry for Worst Supporting Actress.

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ "Sadly, Spacey's deft directing can't offset a script that wants to be Chinatown and ends up as indigestible chop suey." , cf. rollingstone.com
↑ "Spacey plays with the story and its characters like a kid with a chemistry set, mixing ingredients together and waiting for reactions. [...] Albino Alligator doesn't break any new ground for the genre, but it's a nice first piece for Spacey . " , cf. calendarlive.com
↑ Albino alligator. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .

[1] "Sadly, Spacey's deft directing can't offset a script that wants to be Chinatown and ends up as indigestible chop suey." , cf. rollingstone.com

[2] "Spacey plays with the story and its characters like a kid with a chemistry set, mixing ingredients together and waiting for reactions. [...] Albino Alligator doesn't break any new ground for the genre, but it's a nice first piece for Spacey . " , cf. calendarlive.com

[3] Albino alligator. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .