Review on Grifters

This is an icy cold adaptation of Jim Thompson's novel about con artists, with tough “working-woman” Huston coming back into the life of her grown son after many years of estrangement and finding that he's taken up with a woman much like herself. Bleak and fascinating, with three first-class performances. Grifter's got an irresistible urge to beat a guy that's wise," an old-timer tells Roy (John Cusack). And yet the three characters here--played by Angelica …showed first 75 words of 385 total…

…showed last 75 words of 385 total…simple: Who's conning who? The outward story elements would initially have us believe in a straightforward story of one person cheating another, but in reality, the characters here are cheating themselves, existing in their suppressed lifestyles of fraud and disgust, stopping for mere moments to take thoughtful glances at what makes them work. Those seeking a refreshingly different venue into the thriller genre will no doubt find "The Grifters" to be a highly rewarding experience.