Joe ross (campbell scott) is an employee of a large company, and knows the company secret, which could make them millions. He meets dell (steve martin), on a business trip, who seems to be a nice guy. But probably isn't. Granted, this was filmed prior to 9/11/2001, but even back then, we were told never to accept packages from strangers going abroad. Everyone in the film is a little extra mysterious, and they seem to quote writers a more than your average guy on the street. We can tell that dell is up to no good. For people claiming to be with the fbi, they talk about a lot of things that an fbi agent shouldn't be saying. Danger, will robinson. But poor joe ross isn't paying attention. It's a little frustrating, since ross never reads anything before he signs it... half the trouble he's in is his own fault for not paying attention. Co-stars felicity huffman, ricky jay. Ed o'neill, the dad from married with children. Written and directed by david mamet; nominated for wag the dog and verdict.also wrote glengarry glen ross. It's okay, as long as you don't mind being in the dark for most of the film. Reminiscent of a film from the 1940s with the same plot.
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