Celia
A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.
innocent_chef2003
I don't know if this is a great movie, but it is engaging and well acted for the most part.Some of it is predictable, but it has turns and deep emotions at times that can suck you in.I want to really talk about the ending and it's meaning to me.I go back to the scene where he sells the little old lady so well she gives him all she has. He talks about his Mom and how he doesn't trust anyone since her death. Well that really is not true at that moment. He trusts and is falling in love with his new girlfriend, and he still trusts his friend as is very visible when he shows up in the middle of the night and he carries him in without any reservation.The character that Vince Vaughn plays for all his flaws is still a romantic hoping that people are good even as he watches them do the very worst to others.The ending where he gets truly used and abused is the ending of that hope. I think he takes that in, cuts all his ties as he leaves his friend cooking breakfast (still a glimmer left as he leaves him the $1000, although you could say he couldn't stand to spend it himself as it is lesson money) and goes to finally sell his soul as he goes out to find the next scam where he won't get taken again, because he doesn't trust anyone now.
n8gray315
The film "The Prime Gig" is sure to stun you throughout it's ensemble of "prime" casting, and "prime" story line. In this film, Vince Vaughn plays Penny, an aspiring man that wishes to hit it big with a well known man in the telemarketing world, named Kelly Grant. He finally snags the gold, and promises to himself that he "wants to make money." What Penny doesn't know is that his affair with Kelly's assistant and former lover could and will turn for the worse and bring his life to a stand still. For any Vince Vaughn fans this flick is a must, and for movie-goers period it is a jaw dropper with its fantastic, twisting, "prime" ending! It will definately leave you with a "whoa"! I gave this movie a 9 out of 10. Buy the DVD! -n8gray315
David E Romm
No great lines, no memorable scenes (okay, maybe one with theold lady near the end), no interesting twists of fate, no commentson the human condition. A downer of movie, with unrelentinglyunpleasant people being unrelentingly unpleasant. You never getto know any of the people or find out their motivations; just as well.If you're going to rip off David Mamet, you should at least have areal nude scene, not just some steamy pillow talk.Some decent acting (notably Ed Harris) and okay cinematographysaved The Prime Gig from oblivion, but I could give it no higherthan a 2.
Aargh
Do not read these comments past the 2nd paragraph if you haven't seen the movie!So we're walking through Blockbuster right? Through the sea of assembly line movies we come across a Vince Vaughn movie we hadn't seen yet. Amazing. It's like finding the pot of gold. Further examination of the case reveals that it also has Ed Harris & Julia Ormond. Wow! We need to look no further. The cover boasts an unpredictable ending. Sweet! (I never learn)The movie begins and the first few minutes are full of Vince goodness. It was fun seeing George Wendt too! Norm! Ok, I hate telemarketers that call people. It's one thing if you call them but when they call me I long for lightning to hit their phone system and electrocute every last one of them. Vince plays one of these types of bastards and is good at getting people to give up the green.Ok, enough. This is to comment not give a synopsis so let me get to the point. I love a good set up in a movie but 30 minutes is a bit extreme. This movie leaves no surprises. You know every step of the way how it will end and it just doesn't try to make it interesting. The best scene is when Vince is trying to sell the old lady on the investment. The ending left you with the empty feeling that "Penny" was feeling. Wonderful. Still, 2 good things do not make a great movie or even a good movie. They wasted everyone's talent and our time.
