by Hal Erickson
synopsis
Burt Lancaster stars as Lou, an aging mob flunkey, barely making a living in Atlantic City. Susan Sarandon plays Sally, a casino croupier whose husband Dave (Robert Joy) steals a large supply of drugs from the mob. When he is killed, the narcotics pass to the unwilling Sally. Lou, in the midst of longtime affair with middle-aged gangster's widow Grace (Kate Reid), falls for the much younger Sally, becoming her savior by killing the mob thugs sent to shut her up. The killings serve a therapeutic value for Lou, proving that he hasn't lost his old panache.
characteristics
- Sleeper
- High Artistic Quality
- Late-bloomers
- Life-choices
- In The Mood For Love
- In A Minor Key
- Mafia
- May-December-romance
- Yakuza
- Waitress
- Waiter/waitress
- Mob
- Golden Years
- Gang
- Drug-ring
