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Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995)

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Average Rating: 5.5/10
Critic Reviews: 5
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 4

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Average Rating: 3.4/5
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In the mode of Quentin Tarantino, this film, directed by Gary Fleder from a script by Scott Rosenberg, concerns itself with hip, smart gangsters. The film is set in Denver, and the title comes from a Warren Zevon song. A retired, good-hearted gangster named Jimmy the Saint (Andy Garcia) runs a company that videotapes dying people giving life advice to their children and grandchildren, to be delivered when they come of age. Jimmy's former crime boss, The Man with the Plan (Christopher Walken),

R, 1 hr. 54 min.

Drama, Sports & Fitness, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy

Scott Rosenberg

Jun 29, 1999

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All Critics (41) | Top Critics (13) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (18) | DVD (3)

Yet another debut about urban lowlifes filmed by wanna-be Tarantinos, Denver boasts a distinctive personality and a colorful cast that any police lineup would be proud to call its own.

January 1, 2000 Comment
USA Today
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The Tarantino Effect at its worst: Yet another movie about a relentlessly violent gang, reportedly based on a bet the director made with Tarantino!

January 8, 2007 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | Comment

A terrifically off-beat underworld thriller.

January 23, 2006 Comment
Fantastica Daily
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Audience Reviews for Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

Some memorable lines, and a couple of darkly funny moments. Combine this with some solid performances by Garcia, and Walken, and you still have a movie that isn't too bad...but not great. This movie is a prime example of a casting director filling a film with really good actors, to make up for a rather weak script.

January 8, 2012
itsjustme2004

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Jimmy The Saint is an ex criminal who is dragged back into the life by wheelchair bound Christopher Walken, but when the job goes wrong he and his crew become the target of a contract killer. One of the many, many attempts to jump on the Tarantino band wagon from the mid nineties, Things To Do In Denver When You're

May 11, 2007
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