Deadly currency - settle at the end
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| German title | Deadly currency - settle at the end |
| Original title | Illegal tender |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English , Spanish |
| Publishing year | 2007 |
| length | 103 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
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| Director | Franc. Reyes |
| script | Franc. Reyes |
| production | John Singleton |
| music | Heitor Pereira |
| camera | Frank Byers |
| cut | Tony Ciccone |
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Deadly currency - is settled at the end (original title: Illegal Tender ) is a thriller by the director Franc. Reyes and was produced by John Singleton who won the Image Award for his film Four Brothers . The US release date for the film was August 24, 2007. In Germany, the film was released on DVD on April 10, 2008.
action
The film begins in the Bronx in 1985, where Wilson DeLeon Sr. is a successful drug dealer. He wants to get one last deal with gangster Javier Cordero before retiring with his pregnant wife, Millie. She wants to keep him from meeting Cordero because she has laundered Wilson's earnings through a front company and the deal is therefore superfluous in her view. Wilson agrees to trade with Cordero, but is shot by his henchmen. That same night his wife gave birth to a son, Wilson Cordero junior. The rest of the action begins 21 years later in Connecticut , where Millie lives with Randy, another child son of another man and Wilson Jr., who is now in college and has a relationship with Ana, who is also Hispanic. He lives a largely carefree life in the upper class of Connecticut, drives an expensive car and has no inkling of his parents' criminal past. Millie has also largely repressed her old life, trying to get over the death of her husband with many affairs, which Wilson jr. very annoyed. That all changes when she meets an old friend from the Bronx while shopping in a supermarket. She realizes that she has now been tracked down and that her life and that of her sons are in danger. So she really wants to move, which is what Wilson jr. however, met with great rejection, as the family had to move several times and Wilson Jr. does not want to leave his environment and especially Ana. He doesn't know the background of the escape and suspects his mother's paranoid fantasies. In an argument she explains to him that his father was a drug dealer and that they are now being chased by the man who had him killed. She also shows him the gun safe in the basement of the house. Still, Wilson Jr. don't move, so his mother and brother Randy move alone. Wilson jr. stays behind and while he is eating pizza with Ana at home, the house is shot at by two of Cordero's henchmen. Wilson jr. takes a weapon from the gun cabinet and can drive away the two attackers. After his mother is also threatened by a man in the park, Wilson jr. the seriousness of the situation and travels to Puerto Rico , where Cordero lives, in order to put an end to the feud with him. He manages to arrange a meeting with the gangster and learns that Millie owes him $ 2 million. He is then beaten up by Cordero's men and travels back to the States. He confronts his mother with Cordero's allegations and asks her how she can finance the family's expensive lifestyle without work. His mother explains to him that she owes Cordero nothing and that she made her fortune selling Microsoft shares, which she acquired in the 1980s. Shortly thereafter, the DeLeon family home is again attacked by Cordero's men, Wilson Jr. and his mother, however, can both shoot them.
In order to finally end the matter, Wilson Jr. travels. a second time to Puerto Rico, this time with his mother. There he meets again with Javier Cordero, who now explains the real reason for the persecution of the DeLeon family: His sister Mora Cordero was placed under the protection of Wilson DeLeon Sr. in the 80s while she was supposed to study in New York . However, the two had an affair. While Mona fell in love with Wilson Sr., he stayed with his wife Millie. That drove the young, pregnant Mora to suicide.
Therefore, Javier Cordero was now looking for revenge to atone for his sister's death. According to his story, he points a gun at Wilson Jr. But before he can pull the trigger, Millie enters the room and shoots Cordero. Then the mother and son flee, but are stopped by Cordero's henchmen. One of them, Choco, wants the weapon with which Cordero was killed as a trophy and declares himself to be Cordero's successor. He runs the DeLeons, however. Wilson jr. and Millie fly back to the USA, where Randy and Ana are already eagerly awaiting them.
Reviews
“This is certainly not a masterpiece, but where there are weaknesses there are also strengths. The mood of the film comes across quite well, something I didn't expect. A lot of the storyline could be improved, but it's enough for an action film. The actors aren't the highlight either, but somehow they fit the roles pretty well. You are also compensated by a pretty good soundtrack. But you really shouldn't expect more than an action film. "
“Similar to Davin Cronenberg's' A History Of Violence ', an apparent idyll is overtaken by the protagonists' dark past. However, director Franc Reyes varies the subject by letting the calamity break in on the fleeing family while criticizing inadequate witness protection programs. The mother-son conflict is a central point of action. The nice thing about this film is that the bloodshed has been kept to a minimum. The high-gloss crime thriller is based on 'CSI Miami' and 'CSI New York' in the aesthetics of the cut and the background music.
Gloomy Bronx scenes, idyll in the small town, hot nights in Puerto Rico: the film has many colors that are also brilliantly reproduced on the DVD. The high contrast values and the sharp images do not allow any criticism. 'Deadly currency' also lives from the aggressive hip-hop music, which sounds fat and crystal clear in Dolby surround sound. Unpublished scenes, a making of and a music video for the film fill the convincing bonus section. In this respect too, 'Deadly Currency' is ideal for an exciting home cinema evening. "
production
The film was shot in just 28 days with an estimated budget of $ 8 million. The Bronx and Puerto Rico scenes were filmed in their original locations, while the Connecticut scenes were filmed in Hillsdale , New Jersey .
Soundtrack
The soundtrack includes both American hip-hop and Hispanic music, especially reggaeton . Many well-known reggaeton artists such as Don Omar , Pitbull or Tego Calderón can be found on the soundtrack. The latter made his film debut as Choco in this film.
Web links
- Deadly Currency - The Ballad of Cable Hogue in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dominic Asche-Exchanger: Deadly Currency - Settling is done at the end. In: www.zelluloid.de. December 19, 2007, archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; accessed on September 26, 2018 .
- ↑ Daniel Dressler: DVD review: Deadly currency - is settled at the end. In: www.monstersandcritics.de. August 31, 2008, archived from the original on September 4, 2012 ; accessed on September 26, 2018 .