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Actors: Armand Assante, Norman Reedus, Dagmara Dominczyk
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Tough Luck |
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Archie (Reedus) is a wandering grifter who has been told not to come back after running a casino scam. Down on his luck, he tries a scam at a carnival. Caught, Ike the owner (Assante) hires him, but with the proviso that Archie had better not steal from him. Ike pals up to Archie and eventually convinces him to murder his beautiful and fiery wife, Divana (Dominczyk). She seduces Archie into faking the death and escaping with the money. But Ike has set him up. He has been framed for the crime. A year later, he happens to meet her in New Orleans. She is also a grifter. He presses her for the truth. She confesses the fake murder was just a diversion for her and Ike to steal laundered casino money. Although Archie is angered by the deception, she convinces him -- using the child he's never seen and the promise of a fresh start in a clean life as a lure -- to take part in a newly-hatched plot to steal from the casino.
--ldpaulson, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Tough Luck |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- criminals stealing from other criminals
- Thief/Con Artist POV story
- casino crime
Blackmail & Seduction?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- criminal
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) very short/crewcut
Body type
- (man) muscular
Unclothed?
- Chest and Buttocks
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Unclothed?
- buttocks and chest
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- General European
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- small businessman
Eccentric:
Yes
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) very short/crewcut
Body type
- (man) average
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Deep South
City?
Yes
City:
- dangerous
- New Orleans
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- all mixed up
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- touching of personal anatomy
- seeing breasts
- seeing nude female butt
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
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