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Midnight Sting [1992]
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A Boxing Film for Grown-ups
Review date: 2007-01-09 Rating: 10 out of 10
A very quick addition to the comments below which have just about said it all. This is a fantastic film if you like, boxing, hustling, gamesmanship, action-comedies. This is a fantastic film if you hate boxing, hustling, gamesmanship, action-comedies. As is said before I challenge anyone to guess the final twist before its revealed. The final twist that is, not the twist you think you see coming at the end, oh no, I mean the twist after that.
The only grumble I have about this film is that one of the opponents for Honey Ray to face is SOOOO huge, that you really can't see him ever losing. On the upside the sight of Heather Grahams legs more than make up for this.
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Reviews
"Never try to con a con-man!"
Review date: 2005-02-17 Rating: 10 out of 10
To call this 'The Sting' of our generation (age 26) would not be an exaggeration.
Midnight Sting (aka Diggstown) is a fast-paced barrage of hustle, con and outsmart from start to finish!
James Woods is on, as always, fantastic form. Playing a role that seems very close to home for the poker playing king of cool.
A great supporting cast help make this film one of the best box office under performers ever.
The plot doesn't need explaining the film should be watched with no prior knowledge of whose who! Can you guess the final twist before it happens! I doubt it!
Most underrated film ever?
Review date: 2004-09-23 Rating: 10 out of 10
Anyone who hasn't seen this film is seriously missing out. James Woods plays the consumate conman who sets up a boxing sting involving Louis Gosset Jr as the boxer, and Oliver Platt as their accomplice. Bruce Dern plays the redneck baddie perfectly. Heather Graham also offers token support.
This film oozes coolness, a great script, and breathtaking boxing sequences. This knocks the spots off 99% of films coming out at the moment and the fact that it has taken 12 years to come out on DVD is a disgrace! However, the good news is that now everyone can enjoy what is essentially a boys film, but truly one of the great underrated films of all time. Watch out for the killer ending....
class - woods outstanding
Review date: 2003-10-14 Rating: 10 out of 10
this by far one of the best films ever made about a con artist. woods was brilliant as a con man just out of jail who uses a towns history to take on its big shot. With a classic twist at the end this is a vey enjoyable film
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Louis Gossett Jr.
Oliver Platt
Heather Graham
Bruce Dern
James Woods
Creators:
James Woods (Primary Contributor)
Louis Gossett Jr. (Primary Contributor)
Art Schaeffer (Producer)
Robert Schaffel (Producer)
Sharon Roesler (Producer)
Steven McKay (Producer)
Steven McKay (Writer)
Youssef Vahabzadeh (Producer)
Leonard Wise (Writer)
Director(s):
Recording label: MGM Entertainment
Manufacturer: MGM Entertainment
EAN: 5050070020908
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2004-06-07
Number of discs: 1
Audience rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 93 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1992-08-14
Language: English (Original Language)