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Blood and Wine

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A safecracker, Victor Spanksy (Michael Caine), a philandering husband, Alex Gates (Jack Nicholson), an angry stepson and an illegal immigrant make a up a seething stew of jealousy, greed and ambition which can only be assuaged by a million-dollar diamond necklace. After burning through his wife's fortune, Gates, who is desperate to run away with his mistress, Gabriella (Jennifer Lopez), a nanny, arranges the theft with Spansky, unaware of his stepson's intent to ruin him.
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David Rooney Variety 03/26/2009
An amusingly caustic, straight-up serving of film noir staples spiced with star charisma. Go to Full Review
Nigel Floyd Time Out 06/24/2006
An engrossing thriller - and one sparkling with intelligence, with the surprising twists grounded in credible human behaviour. Go to Full Review
Stephen Holden New York Times 05/20/2003
2.5/4
When Bob Rafelson decides to get nasty, he really means it. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 01/13/2024
2.5/4
...the movie fares best in its briskly-paced, unpredictable opening stretch... Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 10/02/2008
C+
As lifeless as a flat wine. Go to Full Review
Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com 10/04/2005
FIVE STARS
More blood than wine spills in this solid neo-noir romp. Chewy, juicy, and profound. Crack a bottle of vino and enjoy this fantastic movie. Go to Full Review
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Pongo K Nov 1 Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing................... !!! See more Bill E Jul 7 I don't want to see it again. See more Apr 5 Blood and Wine is seriously underrated. Nicholson is magnetic—quietly unhinged, sleazy, and somehow still charismatic. The whole cast delivers, and the atmosphere is pure ’90s noir grit. Rafelson and Nicholson had real creative chemistry, and it shows. Total hidden gem of a story and screenplay with an unforgettable ending. See more 02/19/2024 Blood and wine should never mix Jack Nicholson, Stephen Dorff, Jennifer Lopez, and Michael Caine Victor Spanksy, a philandering husband, Alex Gates, an angry stepson Jason, and an illegal immigrant, Gabby make a up a seething stew of jealousy, greed and ambition which can only be assuaged by a million-dollar diamond necklace After burning through his wife's fortune, Gates, who is desperate to run away with Gabby who is also a nanny, arranges the theft with Spansky, unaware of his stepson's intent to ruin him Gates then goes too far with his wife ultimately with her leaving him along with Jason and the necklace Gates and Spanksy set out to destroy them both The movie is pretty good with its thrills, there's never a dull moment when you're in suspense seeing Jason try to outmatch his stepfather The music adds to enliven the chase When it gets violent it's violent seeing how far each is willing to go for the jewels It stinks Caine leaves the picture at the 82 min mark and I wish Lopez was more involved as far as the love interest for a majority of the plot But the heist stuff is cool and these actors make it pretty raw A good mixture of not-too-overwhelming melodrama and staples of film noir A more than average thriller with intelligence See more 02/19/2022 Blood and wine should never mix Jack Nicholson, Stephen Dorff, Jennifer Lopez, and Michael Caine Victor Spanksy, a philandering husband, Alex Gates, an angry stepson Jason, and an illegal immigrant, Gabby make a up a seething stew of jealousy, greed and ambition which can only be assuaged by a million-dollar diamond necklace After burning through his wife's fortune, Gates, who is desperate to run away with Gabby who is also a nanny, arranges the theft with Spansky, unaware of his stepson's intent to ruin him Gates then goes too far with his wife ultimately with her leaving him along with Jason and the necklace Gates and Spanksy set out to destroy them both The movie is pretty good with its thrills, there's never a dull moment when you're in suspense seeing Jason try to outmatch his stepfather The music adds to enliven the chase When it gets violent it's violent seeing how far each is willing to go for the jewels It stinks Caine leaves the picture at the 82 min mark and I wish Lopez was more involved as far as the love interest for a majority of the plot But the heist stuff is cool and these actors make it pretty raw A good mixture of not-too-overwhelming melodrama and staples of film noir A more than average thriller with intelligence See more jelisije j 10/30/2021 Desperate people who believe money will solve all their problems and ultimately are destroyed by that belief. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A safecracker, Victor Spanksy (Michael Caine), a philandering husband, Alex Gates (Jack Nicholson), an angry stepson and an illegal immigrant make a up a seething stew of jealousy, greed and ambition which can only be assuaged by a million-dollar diamond necklace. After burning through his wife's fortune, Gates, who is desperate to run away with his mistress, Gabriella (Jennifer Lopez), a nanny, arranges the theft with Spansky, unaware of his stepson's intent to ruin him.
Director
Bob Rafelson
Producer
Jeremy Thomas
Screenwriter
Nick Villiers, Bob Rafelson, Alison Cross
Distributor
20th Century Fox, Fox
Production Co
Fox Searchlight
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 21, 1996, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 1, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.1M
Runtime
1h 38m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby Digital
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