Middle Men

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Allan C @RT15713161 Mar 27, 2025 Based on a true story involving one of the film’s producers, Luke Wilson plays a 90s businessman fixer who gets called in by a mobbed-up lawyer to help two coke-heads who figured out how to monetize internet porn. One of the pair, an ex-NASA scientist played by SUITS’ Gabriel Macht, writes the code for secure online credit card transactions that is the basis for what’s still used to this day, but after they fail to pay off their mob partners, that’s where Wilson is called in make things right, which sets off the events of the rest of the film. Filled with drugs, Russian mobsters, and the adult film world, the actors play the film straight, but writer/director George Gallo, screenwriter of the classic action/comedy MIDNIGHT RUN, infuses a wicked dark humor into the film, which is the best thing about it. Where the film disappoints is that as the film progresses, it loses its sense of humor, gets more and more serious, and seems more and more derivative of other films, such as BLOW, which itself was derivative of other superior films, such as GOODFELLAS and BOOGIE NIGHTS. Overall, MIDDLE MEN is worth watching, but I’m not sure it’s one I’ll revisit. Still, it did make me want to watch some other George Gallo-scripted films.  See more Brad O @bradradio Jan 24, 2025 The pace of the movie is really fast. Feels like a madcap type of film. The movie is based on the life of Christopher Mallick. Mallick funded and produced this movie and apparently stole money from his customers to pay for its production. So, probably not worth watching if he's still getting residuals. The film cost $20 million to make and grossed less than $1 million at the box office. Joke's on him. See more John H @RT18864280 Jan 30, 2024 This movie was really a lot of fun! The cast is outstanding (I didn't even recognize Gabriel Macht until I was a quarter into the movie!) and the story is crazy. They do a good job of capturing the feel of those times and making you seem like you were there. Highly recommend! See more Eddie M @RT54432479 Aug 2, 2023 Honestly a gem of a movie. Almost 5 stars... one of if not the best Luke Wilson role See more Feb 18, 2022 Much better film than the score suggests. Luke Wilson, again, with a great job. He's great at maintaining that in-control attitude. The film points up the fact that no matter how smart, how good you are, how well you dance, dealing with the under-belly of society never pays. Great story, great acting, and remember, you can't always get what you want, but you can get what you need. Eh, Jack. Well, done, my friend. See more May 11, 2021 Cast, Acting, Great Music, Girls and it tells a real story. See more Read all reviews

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