![]() ![]() With no authority to stand in her way, what’s left for audiences is hope that the “universe” sorts out “justice” – and that comes… albeit in the darkest shade of dark. She does what she does because of greed and because the law lets her. Marla doesn’t have any kind of tragic backstory that explains her disturbingly callous behavior beyond the fact that she grew up without money and has no interest in returning to that lifestyle. What makes I Care A Lot so brazen is that it doesn’t bother with that kind of audience coddling. in gangster movies when the murderous protagonist wants out of the crime world as the ace detective is circling closer and closer). ![]() I Care A Lot makes your skin crawl in the best way.Ĭinephiles are obviously not strangers to films with less-than-moral leads, but the typical move is to give them a conscience that pulls at them and/or balance them out with more standard forces for good (i.e. Before too long, Marla and Fran realize that their latest mark is not precisely who they thought she was, and that their greed has put them in the crosshairs of a man (Peter Dinklage) who could threaten not only their livelihood, but their lives. A raid of Jennifer’s safe deposit box reveals a satchel of flawless diamonds with no record, and one day during the renovation of Jennifer’s house a man in a taxi comes to pick Jennifer up. But Marla soon begins to suspect that there is something… off. The newest victim of the con job gets locked up, the key ostensibly thrown away, and the liquidation of everything she owns begins.
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