Sharon Stone plays the title character, a gun moll with a heart of gold who takes a seven-year-old boy under her wing when her mobster friends threaten to rub him out (after killing his entire family). This remake of John Cassavetes' l980 film should probably have been nipped in the bud; Stone is totally miscast in the title role. As for the other characters, they don't inspire much sympathy or even interest in the audience, not even the cute kid. Why do directors feel the need to do remakes of good movies? As problematic as Cassavetes' films tend to be, Sidney Lumet should have known better than to take this on. Sharon Stone fans may enjoy this film, but there are plenty of disappointing problems that tend to get in the way. --Jerry Renshaw, Amazon.com
It's the Mutt's Nuts! A dark yet humorous gangster film full of northern grit Thugs Mugs and Dogs centres on ruthless businessman Gordy Metcalf (ex-Underworld enforcer Dave Courtney) who owns the best greyhound in the country and is married to the lustiest and bustiest wife (Cathy Barry) on either side of the Watford Gap! Council estate lad Danny (Martin Owen) and his pals find their lives endangered by the decade-long feud between Gordy and an ex-greyhound trainer. The hapless trio find themselves trapped between both sides with all thoughts of escape futile. They can die tomorrow or stay alive for few more months the latter being the lesser of two evils. Thugs Mugs and Dogs is an intricate tale of collaboration between loyal friends and the dire consequences of planning their revenge against the Mr Big of dog racing. Like a game of high-stakes poker the man with the most money should win but in this tale the winner gets to keep his life! Set against the industrial back-drop of the North-East Thugs Mugs and Dogs is the most talked about northern crime film since the original 'Get Carter'. With a heart-stopping culmination filmed at Europe's richest greyhound race at Peterborough's Fengate Stadium Thugs Mugs and Dogs features an all-star cast led by Dave Courtney (The Krays Triads Yardies & Onion Bhajees) Paul Usher (Brookside The Bill) Cathy Barry (Diary of a Milf) Thomas Craig (Coronation Street) and Lisa Riley (Emmerdale).
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