Amos & Andrew (1993)
2/10
(L)Amos and (BL)Andrew.......
1 September 2013
Warning: Spoilers
When Andrew Sterling, a successful writer buys a vacation home on a resort in New England, locals mistake him for a burglar.

After surrounding his home with armed men, Chief Tolliver realises his mistake and to avoid the bad publicity offers a thief in his jail, Amos Odell a deal.

Amos is to pretend to take Andrew prisoner and hold him for ransom but let him go and escape.

The pair realise that the Chief's problems are all gone if the two of them both die in a gun battle......

So the whole film is supposed to be a topical satire on how suburbanites are supposed to typecast people of different ethnicities. Does it work? No. Did I find it offensive? Yes.

The writer of this poison, has basically depicted everyone who live on the island apart from Andrew, as moronic Neanderthals from the dark ages, who are fascinated with status and fame.

Cage just plays an idiot, plain and simple, and Jackson is basically a calmer version of Zeus from Die Hard 3, who feels oppressed, and this is supposed to be funny?

Its not funny, I couldn't think of anybody who wouldn't be offended by this, because the subject matter is dealt with like a soiled nappy.

Its no wonder it never got a theatrical release here in the UK.

Its a big thing to say this, but its Cages most awful film, and I've seen Deadfall and Stolen..
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