It is interesting to compare British action pictures with the American style. In the latter, the emphasis is on narrative design often with plot twists. By contrast, the British films focus too heavily on gratuitous violence and on a variety of quirky characters.
The title "Blue Iguana" derives from a beautiful blue diamond that is the focal point of a heist that is attempted by a disgruntled British female lawyer against her unsavory boss Arkady. The bookish, bespectacled attorney named Katherine goes all the way to New York to recruit a couple of hardened criminals, who are out on parole. Eddie and Paul are roped into the job for which they travel across the pond to London.
The heist is complicated by a set of thugs working for Arkady. The motley crew of Arkady does battle with Katherine's gang for a stash of money, bonds, and the greatest prize, the Blue Iguana diamond.
Sam Rockwell was good as the wise-cracking Eddie, who had great confidence in his abilities to prevail over his adversaries. Phoebe Fox also developed a good character in Katherine, who loves her food, and is always snarfing a snack. The sets smacked of a low-budget film that never really created a believable London backdrop. As a whole, "Blue Iguana" was a forgettable trifle that served to reinforce the stereotype of the all-too-often unimaginative approach of the Brits to the action genre.
The title "Blue Iguana" derives from a beautiful blue diamond that is the focal point of a heist that is attempted by a disgruntled British female lawyer against her unsavory boss Arkady. The bookish, bespectacled attorney named Katherine goes all the way to New York to recruit a couple of hardened criminals, who are out on parole. Eddie and Paul are roped into the job for which they travel across the pond to London.
The heist is complicated by a set of thugs working for Arkady. The motley crew of Arkady does battle with Katherine's gang for a stash of money, bonds, and the greatest prize, the Blue Iguana diamond.
Sam Rockwell was good as the wise-cracking Eddie, who had great confidence in his abilities to prevail over his adversaries. Phoebe Fox also developed a good character in Katherine, who loves her food, and is always snarfing a snack. The sets smacked of a low-budget film that never really created a believable London backdrop. As a whole, "Blue Iguana" was a forgettable trifle that served to reinforce the stereotype of the all-too-often unimaginative approach of the Brits to the action genre.