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But boy, can it be fun to watch these two go at it.
Youre my last fare of the night, he tells her.
You fucking won, sweetheart, you really did, he replies, with a raspy grin.
What do I win?
Its a ridiculous exchange a movie exchange.
But we buy it because the actors buy it.
We first see her hesitate over whether to even let him know shes landed.
As the film continues, this unseen figure will loom large over their conversation.
But the film isnt meant to be realistic.
Hall has wisely borrowed from the best.)
Looking like a family man is more important than being one, Clark tells her.
Daddiotraffics in a lot of dime-store psychology, but that just adds to its old-fashioned qualities.
But coming from the mouth of a croaky gasbag like the one Penn plays here, it feels right.
Ultimately, however, its Johnsons show.
She doesnt talk as much as Vinnie does, but she reveals a lot more than he does.
(Who else are you gonna talk to about this shit?
Youre never gonna see me again.)
She makes the movie her own.
