American Heist Page #2

Synopsis: James (Hayden Christensen) owes his life to his older brother, Frankie (Adrien Brody) after taking the rap for a crime they committed together. While Frankie served time, James worked to turn his life around, got a steady job and began courting his former girlfriend Emily (Jordana Brewster). Now, Frankie is released and back on the streets with no money and no place to go. He turns to his underworld connections (Akon) and convinces James to join him in hopes that one last job will be the solution to change both their lives.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Director(s): Sarik Andreasyan
Production: Lionsgate
 
IMDB:
5.1
Metacritic:
23
Rotten Tomatoes:
13%
R
Year:
2014
94 min
673 Views


Really, I'm like--

I'm like" I'm like Buddha and sh*t.

Believe me,

I've had time to think. Okay'!

A lot of suckers in there, man.

That ain't us.

Okay? I'm gonna make things right.

We just got a bad hand.

Yeah, you think so?

Jimmy...

I know two guys, right'!

They're good guys.

They looked out for me in the joint.

They really did.

Yeah, what about 'em?

We all want the same things.

To overcome the obstacles.

Frankie, I'm not doing nothing shady.

You call real estate shady?

- Real estate?

- Yeah.

What, you get yourself a f***ing real

estate license when you werein the pen'!

I ain't trying to be a f***ing agent, bro.

I ain't a f***ing agent. I'm a boss,

you know what I'm saying?

A boss. Legit. Calling the shots,

cashing the checks.

- What, hollering, what'!

- In that cheap suit?

F*** you, bro. F*** you, man.

Yeah, well, f*** you, bro.

Come on, man. I want to look out for you.

Like the old days.

Me and you against the world,

remember?

Let's go ip some houses, bro.

I got the hook-up, man.

They're giving'em away.

- We fix and ip, fix and ip. It's easy.

- Where you getting the cash from'!

Investor. We got an investor.

He's gonna take a big piece at first,

but it'll be all right.

Come on. I want you to meet my boys.

They're outside.

- What, now?

- Somebody had to give me a ride.

You have some money on you'!

Oh, sh*t. Yo, this is my brother Jim--

I mean James.

This is Ray. This is Sugar.

Hey, man. How's it going?

- Hey, man.

- How's it going, buddy?

Sugar. Sugar, Ray.

Where's Leonard?

That sh*t's funny, though.

We heard a lot about you, man.

So, like, James has some questions

about the investor...

- how the deal's gonna go down, all that sh*t.

- As he should.

I don't know if Frankie's told you,

but I don't have any cash or nothing like that.

- Look, man, who does'!

- No, we don't want your money, man.

I'm putting together a team

of people that I can trust.

We have a meeting tonight.

Give us a lift, I'll tell you more.

- You want me to drive'!

- Yeah.

I thought you gave my bro a ride here.

Oh, yeah, we drove.

We got a car, but it's small. 228

I don't like small, man.

I don't like small at all.

- Unless it's p*ssy, though.

- Unless it's p*ssy.

Come on. Let's take a ride.

All right, come on. Hop in.

So you did all the work

on this yourself, huh?

Yeah. Yeah, I did all the body work

over the last couple months.

- I just got her running a few weeks ago.

- Good with cars. It's good to know.

- Yeah, I'm not bad.

- This kid's the best, man.

He can fix 'em, he can build 'em,

he can race 'em.

He's too humble.

I also hear you did some time.

Yeah, Frankie told you about that'!

- Yeah, Jimmy.

- Yeah, what can I say'! I was stupid.

Hey, happens to the best of us.

Yeah, I guess so.

Pull in right over there, Jimmy.

- Who works this late?

- Who asks so many questions?

Our investor owns the place.

We won't be long. 20 minutes, tops.

Hey, when we get back,

your ass better be right here,

you hear me?

- Frankie. Frankie.

- What? What?

I got a bad feeling about this.

Jimmy, come on, man,

the guy's got a red-eye to London.

If we don't do it now,

we lose our shot. It's good. It's good.

Come on, come on, came on.

- Oh, sh*t. Get in the car.

- What the f***?

- Back in the f***ing car!

- Get in the making car, come on.

Go, go, go-

When I say stay in the car,

you stay in the f***ing car!

- Drive!

- Oh, sh*t!

Go!

- You blew the f***ing guy away

for no reason, man. / What the f***?

Relax. Relax, man.

- You shot that motherf***er for nothing.

- Shut the f*** up!

- This is f***ed, bro.

- Be more like your brother, Frankie.

- Cool.

- Cool. All right. We're f***ing cool, man.

You're complicit in this.

Welcome to the family.

Get rid of this car.

- I don't think there's any way

he saw my plate./ Just get rid of it!

F***!

You understand me, Jimmy?

Look at me. You understand me'!

Yeah, we're good.

You kept your head.

Usually do.

Don't worry about the car, Jimmy.

You can always jack another one.

I'm sorry.

F***, f***, f***, f***!

F***!

F***!

Yo, Jimmy,

Yo, Jimmy, come on.

- F***, Jimmy.

- Real estate, huh, motherf***er?

Yo, yo, man. Watch the suit, man.

Come on.

You didn't get rid of the f***ing car, man.

That's a problem.

How could you do this to me, Frankie?

I'm your f***ing brother, man!

What? It's not my fault, man.

It's not my fault.

You know I'm f***ing this close

to putting it all behind me.

I'm f***ing this close.

You're f***ing screwing me again!

I didn't know they were

gonna do that sh*t. Come on.

The second I saw those two,

I knew they were trouble.

What the tuck's the matter with you'!

- Open your f***ing eyes!

- I talked to them.

- There's not gonna be any more problems.

- Oh, yeah? No more problems?

You're so f***ing casual

about everything.

No, seriously.

You got a f***ing screw loose, man!

All right'!

You're f***ed, all right'!

Jimmy, man. Come on, you can't go

anywhere right now.

Where you going?

- Yeah, no more problems?

- Come on, you can't leave.

Yeah, no more problems?

F*** you, Frankie.

Yo, for real, man. You can't do this.

- You can't do it.

- You're my brother, all right?

- You're supposed to look out for me.

- I am, I am.

You are? F*** you.

- No, Jimmy, man. Really, you can't.

- No? Watch me.

- 'Cause I'm leaving.

- No, Jimmy. Jimmy, really.

For real. Jimmy.

Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy.

They can't know you're running.

They can't think you're gonna run on 'em.

Gimme that sh*t. Come on.

Hey, what up'! What up?

Taking a trip?

Oh, no, James loaned me some sh*t

'cause I ain't got no sh*t.

You know, to wear.

Aren't you supposed to get rid of that'!

I was just about to do that.

Hey, Jimmy, why don't

you hand Sugar your keys.

He'll take care of it for you.

Yeah, you do that.

Come on, man. You heard him,

give me the keys.

F***ing amateurs.

Sorry, Jimmy. It's a nice car.

I'm sorry.

You know,

I'm having the conversation.

Want to take this inside?

No, I'm good here.

It's your house.

Frankie says you need money.

- Oh, yeah'! Did he say that'!

- You need money, right?

Tell him about the bank. Come on,

tell him about the bank.

What bank'!

Yo, I'm not robbing no banks

with you guys, all right?

Not happening-

Take a look around,

kid. What do you see'!

Homes being foreclosed.

People working two, three jobs just

to put food on the table...

and still drowning in debt.

Don't get me wrong.

This country was founded

on great ideals and principles.

But they've all been mined...

by the banks.

Open your eyes, Jimmy.

It's the banks that are robbing you.

Word the f*** up, man!

- You know who my favorite president was?

- Who?

Thomas Jefferson.

Because he saw all

of this coming and tried to stop it.

He fought the banks.

JFK, too, and they killed him for it.

F***ed up, man. F***ed up.

The banking institution is more

dangerous than an army, he said.

He also said that every

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