Two untalented singers are mistaken for a pair of major league safe crackers in Providence, Rhode Island. The two are pressed into service by the local hoodlums and quickly find themselves in conflict with their professional colleagues. Romantic interest is added by the daughter of the underworld leader who won't date the men she knows are gangsters.
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I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible
Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies
This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.
Someone remarked here that "Safe Men" could only be enjoyed if you were Jewish -- I'm not, but I still enjoyed it."Safe Men" is about two bad singers, Sam and Eddie (Sam Rockwell and Steve Zahn) who are mistaken for two safecrackers (Mark Ruffalo and Josh Paris) and are forcibly recruited by mobster Big Fat Bernie Gayle (Michael Lerner) to rob three safes. And that's just the test.After being released by Gayle, the two men proceed to a gift shop where Sam smells candles and chooses items for a gift basket for Big Fat Bernie, figuring that then he won't make them rob any safes.Gayle is ably assisted by Veal Chop (Paul Giamatti), his loyal flunkie. One activity currently in the household is the preparation of Big Fat Bernie Gayle Jr.'s bar mitzvah. Harvey Fierstein plays Leo, a fence, whose daughter, Hannah (Christina Kirk), is the object of the affections of both Sam and one of the real safecrackers. The standout for me is Paul Giamatti, who is hilarious.There was a lot of laugh-out-loud humor in this. I admit that this writer, John Hamburg, has written some films I don't like with crude humor that is geared to the lowest common denominator. I prefer humor that comes out of ridiculous situations. This one fit the bill.
I don't know how or why this movie got made, and more importantly I don't care. The cast led me to believe this unknown title could not go wrong. You have Giamatti, Rockwell, Zahn, Ruffalo! how could you possibly go wrong with a cast like that? Well, I tried to forgive one horrible dialogue sequence after another but by the time Rockwell starts his romantic side-plot I was ready to smash the screen with anything within reach, I can't remember the last time I ever heard such atrocious dialogue. Do not watch this movie, if you know someone who owns this movie, disassociate yourself from this person and any of their acquaintances. You have been warned.
A fun enough little independent comedy starring my boys Sam Rockwell and Mark Ruffalo. The plot is pretty basic; a case of mistaken identity leads a Jewish gangster to think that Sam (Rockwell) and Eddie (Steve Zahn) are top safe crackers and they have to crack three safes or else they'll be killed. There are some twists and turns along the way, including the ups and downs of Sam's relationship with the daughter of a man they try to rob from, that make it pretty fun but the best humor in it comes from the small stuff (a story about a pair of exploding slacks, Frank (Ruffalo) growing a mustache that is met twice with the compliment of 'Sweet 'stache.' and his response of 'Thanks bro.', etc.) Rockwell, Ruffalo and Paul Giamatti (as the gangster's right hand man) all give very fun performances that make the film an enjoyable ride. Rockwell's character is unlike anything I've seen him do; a very shy, geeky man-child who is just trying to get by and find love. He's great in it. The film is full of it's share of flaws (some of the jokes don't go over well at all, it drags a lot, etc.) but it's ultimately just a small, fun comedy.
What's more funny than a couple of lounge singers, Jewish gangsters fromProvidence and unrequited love. The cast is amazing. Sam rockwell is a genius. Wheter he's in drama (Heist) or comedy(Welcome to Collinwood) he's seems toenjoy his work and when the actor is having fun the audience will follow suit. Mark Ruffalo, Steve Zahn(totally underrated), Paul Giamatti and the oldschoolers, Michael Lerner and Harvey Fierstein make this one of the best cast films in recent memory. Christina Kirk is sexy and funny and tough. The guy who plays the MC at the Bar Mitzbah is awesome. I laughed my ass off frombeginning to end.