Play Dirty – Prime Video – 2 hours and 5 minutes
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Parker’s heist gets interrupted when an onlooker cuts them off during their escape. The onlooker shoots two members of Parker’s crew, killing one, and flees with their money. The crew gives chase and kills the onlooker at a horse race track. Parker hands the onlooker’s family $10,000 and leaves with his crew and the remaining cash.
The crew splits the money and celebrates with laughs. Then, Zen pulls out a gun and shoots everyone except Parker. He escapes through a window. Zen shoots him, and he falls down a hill and into a river. She takes the money and splits.
Parker washes up onshore and hides in a hotel, nursing a bullet wound. He barges into room 12, bangs a hole into the wall, and pulls out a stash of weapons, cash, and IDs. Parker drives to Grace’s home. She is the widow of one of his crew members, Phil. Phil brought Zen to the team, and Parker wants to know more about her. Grace gives him everything she remembers. Parker plans on getting the money so Grace can have Phil’s portion. Then, she demands Parker find Zen and kill her.
Parker tracks down Zen in New York. Zen doesn’t have the cash. She used it to fund a larger heist. Her president unearthed a sunken ship, The Lady of Arintero, with riches beyond imagination. He will send the treasure to the United Nations to display. Then, the president will have someone steal it and keep the money for himself. Zen wants to use it to feed her country’s starving people. The treasure is worth millions. And she offers to split it with Parker. Parker takes the job, but there are two problems. First, Zen eliminated his crew. So he has to find a new one. Second, he promised a mobster, Lozini, that he would stay out of New York. Lozini will kill Parker when he learns Parker is in town. Can Parker get the money and maintain his promise to Grace without alerting Lozini?
This heist film attempts to blend the Ocean’s Eleven style with the outlandishness of the Fast and the Furious (FTC Affiliate Disclaimer). If you can watch and overcome the farfetch stunts and antics, this picture is enjoyable. The writers prove there is no honor among thieves, but plenty of humor. You have a thespian, Grofield, a couple, Ed and Brenda, and a fool, Stan. They have key roles to play and hilariously screw them up. The plot hints at a love story that provides a much-needed twist at the end. While the humor doesn’t disappoint, the overall story has so many moving parts that it can be too complex to follow. And it doesn’t use New York as well as it should. It’s missing the people element that makes New York special. This picture would not have done well on the big screen, but found the optimum place on Prime Video. It’s not worth a subscription, but give the free trial a try.
I give it 3 out of 5 stars
Last time. I promise – Parker
For the greater good – Zen
We forgot we’re criminals – Lozino
So are cockroaches – Grace
Stupidity – Grofield
Hey, hi. It’s me – Stan
You got beat – Ed
Why don’t we just get eight reindeer – Brenda
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