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Dredd (2012) Director:  Pete Travis Writers:  John Wagner (characters), Carlos Ezquerra (characters), Alex Garland (screenplay) Cast:  Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby, Rakie Ayola, Lena Headey, Warrick Grier, Wood Harris, Domhnall Gleeson Synopsis: Judge Dredd (Urban), Mega City 1's most notorious Street Judge, is assigned to train and evaluate Cadet Judge Anderson (Thirlby). The pair are called on to investigate a trio of murders in the high-rise slum tower, Peach Trees, controlled by the gangster Ma-Ma (Headey). Dredd and Anderson manage to capture one of Ma-Ma's lieutenants, Kay (Harris) and attempt to bring him back to the Hall of Justice for interrogation. In response, Ma-Ma locks down Peach Trees to prevent Kay from revealing that the building is the gang's primary manufacturing and distribution center for the illegal narcotic, Slo-Mo. Dredd and Andreson must fight to survive as Ma-Ma offers a reward to anybody who kills them. Violence ensues. First Impressions:   A...

The Jackal (1997) Director:  Michael Caton-Jones Writers:  Kenneth Ross (earlier screenplay Day of the Jackal ), Chuck Pfarrer (screenplay) Cast:  Bruce Willis, Richard Gere, Sidney Poitier, Diane Venora, Mathilda May, J.K. Simmons, Richard Linebeck, John Cunningham, Jack Black, David Hayman Synopsis: After his brother is killed during a joint raid between Russian authorities and the FBI, Russian mobster Terek Murad (Hayman) hires the elusive hitman known only as the Jackal (Willis) to kill a high-profile American target. The FBI's Deputy Director Carter Preston (Poitier) and Russian militia officer Major Koslova (Venora) are tasked with finding the Jackal and stopping him before completing his task. Preston and Koslova solicit the help of Declan Mulqueen (Gere), a former IRA sharpshooter and one of the few people known to have actually seen the Jackal, to help in their mission.  First Impressions: Pretty sure I saw this one in theaters when I was in my early 20s. I ...

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) Director:  Frank Oz Writers: Dale Launer, Stanley Shapiro, Paul Henning Cast:  Steve Martin, Michael Caine, Glenne Headly, Antone Rodgers, Barbara Harris, Ian McDiarmid Synopsis: Lawrence Jamieson (Caine) earns his living by conning wealthy and corrupt women in the French Riviera by posing as a deposed European prince who needs money to finance his secret war to liberate his oppressed people. He encounters small-time con man Freddie Benson (Martin), whose presence in the small resort town of Beaumont-sur-Mer could jeopardize everything Lawrence has worked to achieve. Lawrence and his friend, local police chief Andre (Rodgers), believe Freddie is the notorious Jackal, a con man whose true identity is unknown, working his way through Europe. To get Freddie out gracefully, Lawrence takes him in and tries to get him out of the area gracefully. When this fails, the pair devise a bet in which the winner is the first to solicit $50,000 from the American...