Diggstown

In this comedy, a charming con man teams up with a boxer fallen on hard times in hopes of making some quick money. After doing time for selling art that turned out to be forged, Gabriel Caine (James Woods) and his partner Fitz (Oliver Platt) set their sights on a village called Diggstown; Fitz ...more

Michael Ritchie's Diggstown is a shaggy dog of a movie. Utterly implausible and full of silliness, it still takes the viewer for a very enjoyable ride. James Woods has center stage here as a con man and he is more than up to the task. The audience can believe he would be capable of dreaming up the outrageous stunt that is the centerpiece of the film. Oliver Platt shines, as always, with his limited screentime, and the always menacing Bruce Dern is, well, menacing. Louis Gossett Jr. is the ...more