James Caan	Joe Sarno
Benicio Del Toro	Longbaugh
Taye Diggs	Jeffers
Henry Griffin	P. Whipped
Armando Guerrero	Federale #1 (as Mando Guerrero)
Jan Jensen	Receptionist
Nicky Katt	Obecks
Dylan Kussman	Dr. Allen Painter
Kristin Lehman	Francesca Chidduck
Geoffrey Lewis	Abner Mercer
Ryan Phillippe

Regisseur	Christopher McQuarrie
Produzent	Kenneth Kokin
Autor	Christopher McQuarrie

Two criminal drifters without sympathy get more than they bargained for after kidnapping and holding for ransom the surrogate mother of a powerful and shady man.

The big selling point for The Way of the Gun is the fact that it was written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie, the guy who wrote The Usual Suspects. Benicio Del Toro and Ryan Phillippe star as two low-rent criminals who fall into a plan to kidnap a surrogate mother (Juliette Lewis) who is carrying a baby for a very wealthy couple. The duo are immediately in over their heads, and their kidnapping plot brings to light the dark and hidden tendrils of the old man's family structure. It also brings on lots of gunfights and lots of blood. McQuarrie creates some good action sequences (particularly the slow-moving car "chase" through the alleys), but that only serves to emphasize the one major weakness of the film: the script. Though it's chock full of macho declarations, shootouts, and "surprise" revelations, the core story is ultra-predictable. That wouldn't be so bad if there were any characters to care about, but only a supporting performance from James Caan elicits any kind of sympathy. This is merely a movie based on violent movies, with no additional commentary. Then again, McQuarrie does do a nice job with much of the action. Though nowhere near as good as The Usual Suspects, particularly in its story, The Way of the Gun is a promising debut for McQuarrie as a director. --Andy Spletzer

Details der Edition Audience Rating R Land USA Sprache English Region Region 1 Erscheinungsdatum 01.08.2002 Bildformat 16:9 Tonspuren Deutsch Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Englisch Dolby Digital 5.1 Anzahl Disks/Bänder 1

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