The Hot Potato (2011)
Directed by Tim
Lewiston this film stars Ray Winston, Colm Meaney, Jack Huston and
Lois Winston. In 1969 after finding a lump of Uranium some friends
have more trouble than they bargained for selling it.
The plot of this film
claims to be based on “real events” but given the sparsity of
information on the subject and the silly nature of the story it seems
that we have to take that claim with a rather large pinch of salt.
While the film is funny at times due to the bumbling nature of the
characters it is not consistently funny. Twists and double crosses
are entertaining enough but the film never really has any serious
thoughts as to the nature of implications of the characters actions
save for a token scene towards the end.
3/5
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