Two undercover agents, unknowingly investigating each other, become entangled in a darkly comedic and briskly paced crime caper.
Pulpy and darkly comic, with dry wit. A party watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Starz and YouTube (free).
Moderate sex and nudity, and strong violence, about what an R should carry.
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A DEA agent and an undercover Naval Intelligence officer who have been tasked with investigating one another find they have been set up by the mob -- the very organization the two men believe they have been stealing money from.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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