I don’t usually participate in The Bumbles Monday Movie Meme, but I couldn’t resist today. The topic is Hidden Gems, movies you loved but that might have been overlooked by others, and I have three I just adore.
Shallow Grave (1994)
Juliet (Kerry Fox), David (Christopher Eccleston), and Alex (Ewan McGregor), three completely unlikable housemates, face a moral dilemma when their new roomie, Hugo (Keith Allen), turns up dead of a drug overdose, leaving behind a suitcase stuffed with cash. Their decision to chop up the body, bury the bits, and keep the loot leads to a well-deserved descent into paranoia, betrayal, and dementia.
Big Night (1996)
Primo (Tony Shalhoub) and Secondo (Stanley Tucci) are two brothers who have emigrated from Italy to open an Italian restaurant in America. Primo is the irascible and gifted chef, brilliant in his culinary genius, but determined not to squander his talent on making the routine dishes that customers expect. Secondo is the smooth front-man, trying to keep the restaurant financially afloat, despite few patrons other than a poor artist who pays with his paintings. The owner of the nearby Pascal’s restaurant, enormously successful (despite its mediocre fare), offers a solution – he will call his friend, a big-time jazz musician, to play a special benefit at their restaurant. Primo begins to prepare his masterpiece, a feast of a lifetime, for the brothers’ big night…
The Usual Suspects (1995)
Okay, this one is much better known than the other two, but I still think it fits. And I love it.
Following a truck hijack in New York, five conmen are arrested and brought together for questioning. As none of them is guilty, they plan a revenge operation against the police. The operation goes well, but then the influence of a legendary mastermind criminal called Keyser Söze is felt. It becomes clear that each one of them has wronged Söze at some point and must pay back now. The payback job leaves 27 men dead in a boat explosion, but the real question arises now: Who actually is Keyser Söze?
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What Hidden Gems do you love?
I’ve enjoyed seeing everyone’s hidden gems today, because they’re all been new to me.
The Usual Suspects is a great one! I’ll have to watch the other two.
All three sound like interesting flicks, Shallow Grave got me just with the name will have to check that one out first!
I know I have heard of Shallow Grave, but I have never seen it. I love these lists they make me recall film after film that I have enjoyed.
Thanks for playing along.
Terry Kate
Romance in the Backseat
The Usual Suspects is such a brilliant movie!!! You’ve made me want to watch it again!!
The Usual Suspects is one of my top 5 all time favorite movies.
I loved The Usual Suspects too, but the other two I don’t remember seeing.
I’ve added Shallow Grave to my library list. Loved The Ususal Suspects and really need to watch it again – now that I know who Keyser is 🙂
Another huge fan of Usual Suspects. And another person adding Shallow Grave to the queue! Thanks for playing along.