Middle Men

Movie Ranked #674 | 2009 - Comedy, Crime, Drama
Chronicles Jack Harris, one of the pioneers of internet commerce, as he wrestles with his morals and struggles not to drown in a sea of conmen, mobsters, drug addicts, and pornstars.
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Best two reviews:
1) Rolling Stone - Ribisi and Macht are sleaze incarnate. James Caan, as a conniving lawyer, and Rade Sherbedgia, as a Russian crime boss, are even more cootified. Best of all is Wilson, digging into his juiciest role in years and putting a human face on this mesmerizing morality tale, a journey into the toxic heart of the American dream. (Rating: 75) Read Full Review >
2) USA Today - Think "Boogie Nights" meets "Casino," though it's not likely to make the lasting impression of either seminal film. (Rating: 75) Read Full Review >

Worst two reviews:
11) San Francisco Chronicle - Sober and dispiriting, tense and morose. (Rating: 50) Read Full Review >
12) Time Out New York - This highly fictionalized look at the Wild West early days of Internet porn is off-putting in almost every way, with sledgehammer stylistic flourishes (incessant shaky-cam; a Rolling Stones musical cue as ironic comment) and dialogue that sounds like it was written in a testosterone-fueled haze. (Rating: 40) Read Full Review >
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