Its hard to say, we know Marcos is a con, but would he con Having witnessed Marcos, whose sister has accused of cheating herself and the little brother Federico (Tomas Fonzi) out of their inheritance, try to swindle everyone, including himself, he must decide if it's a gamble worth taking. that is quite a coincidence. Le film recueille 92% de critiques positives, avec une note moyenne de 7,510 et sur la base de 93 critiques collectes, sur le site internet Rotten Tomatoes[5]. "[6] Michael Wilmington of the Chicago Tribune awarded the film three-and-a-half out of four stars, and called it "One of the most clever, most enjoyable thrillers in years. Juan is trying to raise/steal $50,000 to help his dad get out of jail by paying off a judge. Nine Queens (Nueve Reinas) "Who isn't a thief?" Well, Gan 7 Cndores de Plata incluyendo Mejor Director y Mejor Guin original en la Asociacin de Cronistas Cinematogrficos de la Argentina en el ao 2001. google_color_text="000000"; They make a deal that they will buy the originals Marcos knows a guy, an old time forger, Sandler (Oscar Nunez), who has in his possession a set of counterfeit stamps called the Nine Queens. "[8] Edward Guthmann of the San Francisco Chronicle also gave the film a positive review, writing: "Fast-paced and unerringly surprising, Nine Queens is nicely performed by a large cast [] David Mamet plowed this con-the-con turf in Heist, House of Games and The Spanish Prisoner, but Bielinsky, in his directing debut, makes it seem sassy and reinvented. The film opened wide in Argentina on August 31, 2000. Early one morning, Marcos observes Juan successfully pulling off a bill-changing scam on a cashier, and then getting caught as he attempts to Things begin slowly and steadily as Juan pulls a bill changing scam at a local convenience store. As soon as they are far enough, Marcos reveals he is a fellow con man. Juan's cut increases every time he helps Marcos clear another hurdle, but finally, Juan is called upon to put his life savings on the line. [5], Roger Ebert, in his review of Nine Queens for the Chicago Sun-Times, gave the film a score of three out of four stars, commending its screenplay and calling the film "an elegant and sly deadpan comedy. Nine Queens (Spanish: Nueve reinas) is a 2000 Argentine crime drama film written and directed by Fabin Bielinsky and starring Ricardo Darn, Gastn Pauls, Leticia Brdice, Toms Fonzi and Alejandro Awada. | Un article de Wikipdia, l'encyclopdie libre. Obviously The multi-layered con's final moves become labored by an unconvincing promise between Valeria and Marcos involving their younger brother's faith in his unsavory sibling. Released in 2000, this Argentinean crime comedy tells the story of two con artists who meet randomly and decide to plan the perfect scam together to sell a fake set of rare stamps (The Nine Queens) to a wealthy stamp collector for $450,000. This is where "Nine Queens" gets a bit too full of itself, as the story becomes a swirl of characters brought in to twist the plot around. With the fake stickup we see obviously, yes, he did Roger Ebert dio a la pelcula Tomatoes, the Movie Review Query Engine, and the IMDB. committing a crime. The trouble is, you know that someone is conning someone and I got mired in trying to unravel the plot. A disillusioned Juan walks away as Marcos gets back into the bank. He is caught at his ploy and, suddenly, a plainclothes cop is hustling him out of the store, arrested for his crime. the forged stamps get destroyed, and then they have to go get the Nine Queens garnered mostly positive reviews from film critics. Juan is initially uncomfortable with the bolder tactics of his new partner, upset that their first target together was a trusting old woman. Revealing that the real scam was to swindle Marcos out of 200,000 dollars as revenge for all the times he cheated his family and partners. The fake ones get ruined so they have to go in and purchase the actual stamps for $250,000 which $50,000 was Juan's money and the remaining Marcos'. As the plot thickens, the duo tests each other's ability in their scamming game. Quand Marcos expose le march Valeria, celle-ci accepte condition que Marcos explique Federico, leur jeune frre qui idoltre Marcos, comment il bloque l'hritage par ses manuvres. it off, but then goes back to try again and is caught. Recepcin Fabin Bielinsky Muy bien recibido por la crtica. Marcos, who seems to have cheated everyone he knows including his siblings, is missing his partner, so he offers to teach Juan tricks for a day.