His last coup

Movie
German title	His last coup
Original title	The opportunists
Country of production	USA , UK
original language	English , Polish
Publishing year	2000
length	87 minutes
Age rating	FSK 16
Rod
Director	Myles Connell
script	Myles Connell
production	John S. Lyons ; Tim Perell ; Peter Saraf
music	Kurt Hoffman
camera	Teodoro Maniaci
cut	Andy Keir
occupation
	Christopher Walken : Victor Kelly ("Vic"); Peter McDonald : Michael Lawler / Michael Kelly; Anne Pitoniak : Aunt Diedre; Kate Burton : religious sister; Jim Mayzik : Priest; Vera Farmiga : Miriam Kelly; Donal Logue : Pat Duffy; Cyndi Lauper : Sally Mahon; Paul D'Amato : Dylan; Wally Dunn : Harry; Olek Krupa : Ted Walikaki; Chuck Cooper : Arnon Morris; John Ortiz : Ismail Espinoza; José Zúñiga : Jesus Del Toro; Brandon Vega : Tony Del Toro; Jerry Grayson : Tom Ransome;

His last coup (alternative title: The Opportunists - Kleine Ganoven , The Opportunists - Crime Pays ; original title: The Opportunists ) is an American - British crime comedy from 2000 . It was directed by Myles Connell , who also wrote the script.

action

The mechanic Victor Kelly, who used to work as a burglar, runs a car repair shop. He is heavily in debt. His girlfriend Sally Mahon offers him financial support, but Kelly refuses the offer.

Michael Lawler, who is related to Kelly, comes to visit from Ireland and persuades Kelly to have another break-in. The men have two other accomplices, Pat Duffy and Jesus Del Toro.

After an intensive period of practice, Kelly can actually open the vault of a security company. However, Lawler accidentally locks him in the vault and arrests him.

Lawler escapes with the money, but returns due to remorse and hands the loot over to Kelly. He can pay off his debts and restore his relationship with Sally.

Since the money stolen from the security company was black money, no complaint was made and Kelly remained a free man.

Reviews

Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times on August 11, 2000 that Christopher Walken was one of his best portrayals in the film. He doesn't play a colorful character, but a working person who keeps repeating the same mistakes. The film structure is a " cheap version " of the usual heist movie .

The lexicon of international films wrote that the film was a “ demanding, promising debut film in the form of an independent thriller ” and a “ big city crime in noir tones, which is less about superficial action than about the development of comprehensible characters ”. He lives " from the acting potential of his star Christopher Walken ".

Awards

Myles Connell was nominated for a Gotham Award in 2000. The film was nominated for the Artios Award of the Casting Society of America in 2001 in the independent film category.

backgrounds

The film was shown in around 30 cinemas in the USA and grossed around 581 thousand US dollars there.

Web links

Opportunists in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Opportunists at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Opportunists at Metacritic (English)

Individual evidence

[1] Film review by Roger Ebert, accessed on September 13, 2007

[2] His last coup in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed on September 13, 2007

[3] Box office / business for The Opportunists, accessed September 13, 2007