Nine Queens

Argentine filmmaker Fabian Bielinsky makes his directorial debut with this taut crime thriller about a stamp and con artists on the make. The film opens with low-rent hustler Juan (Gaston Pauls) trying to scam the workers in a convenience store when Marcos (Ricardo Darin) steps in to arrest him. In ...more

This movie isn't particularly original, it isn't particularly deep either (although it could be considered a commentary on Argentina's economy), and some of the details don't quite make sense if you scrutinize them. But if you enjoy con-artist films in which nothing is as it seems and nobody is sure whom to trust, then you'll probably find this movie to be a fun ride. The plot has plenty of clever twists and turns to keep viewers on their toes, and the lead actors Ricardo Darin and Gaston Pauls ...more