The Breakdown

  • Faithful to the novel's witty con-man energy
  • Travolta, Hackman, Russo deliver peak 90s charm
  • Practical Hollywood satire over preachiness
  • Mild 90s violence and language, no modern rot
  • None worth flagging

Side Effects

mobster dreams of movie stardom, ancestors approve

Watch Instead

Loved it? Watch 'Jackie Brown' next — same Leonard universe, more grit.