Julia Page #3

Synopsis: Julia is a drunk. She loses her job in real estate and at an A.A. meeting meets a neighbor, Elena, an addled Mexican woman who talks about having lots of money and a plan to kidnap her own son from the boy's grandfather, a wealthy businessman. Elena wants Julia's help. Julia says yes with her own plan to do this alone. Following Elena's plan, Julia manages to grab the boy, Tom, who's about 10. Now what? She asks for a ransom. Tom's grandfather and his money are connected directly to Mexican drug trafficking, so Julia is up against long odds. Will anyone make it out alive?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director(s): Erick Zonca
Production: Magnolia Pictures
  7 wins & 8 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Metacritic:
62
Rotten Tomatoes:
74%
R
Year:
2008
144 min
232 Views


So now I'm rich, Julia.

I have more money

than I need.

Yeah.

I don't know.

# I can't get you

out of my mind #

# true love #

# is so hard

to find... #

Hello.

Elena, it's me-

Julia.

I'll do it.

I knew it.

I knew it.

God told me.

Thank you so much.

No no, I mean, the guy

is a prick, right?

And he's got your kid.

And, you know,

there's no mother

in the world that wouldn't

do what you're doing.

So you can rest assured

I'm with you.

Hey, does Nick Costello

still live here?

Nick- Nick Costello.

- Yes, he sleep.

- He's here?

- Yes.

- Can I-? Old friend.

- Yes.

- Nick- very old-

He's not sleeping.

There he is.

He's lounging

is what he's doing.

Whoa whoa whoa, look

who's come to visit me.

A blast from the past.

Julia, Julia.

Look at you.

What's happened to you?

- You look terrific. Look at you.

- Oh, I'm a dinosaur.

- Sit down.

- Okay.

- Sit down.

- All right, all right.

I want to give you

a kiss. Mm-mm!

- Whoa.

- You got a nurse now or what?

Kitty- that's my wife.

Your wife?

You got a wife?

- Yeah.

- Man!

Now, Nicky, you think she might

like to go out to the store

and get a few beers or something,

you know, get lost for a while?

I have something

I want to ask you.

No funny business.

I just have to ask you something.

...and the woman

is a total nutjob.

She doesn't give a sh*t about me.

All she does all the time non-stop

is talk about the kid,

the kid, the kid, the kid.

And I'm supposed to take

the risk of going away

for what?

A measly 20 grand?

And for what?

Why would I do that for her?

And there's

real money there, Nick.

I tell you, I've seen the

pictures and they're loaded.

But you know, the money

is not enough for her.

No no, she has

to have the kid.

- She's the mother, for Christ's sakes.

- Well, exactly.

That's what I'm saying.

She's the mother.

And of course, the lady- you

know, she has to have her kid.

Right, okay.

Well, then she has to pay for it.

And it's time

my luck changed.

And it's time something went

right for me for a change, and you.

Yeah, how's that

gonna happen?

It's simple.

Okay, listen here.

I go with her.

I get the kid.

Sweet, okay.

And then here's the kicker-

We kidnap the kid

from her.

- Oh, Jesus Christ.

- We kidnap the kid from her.

Listen to me.

We're coming back in the car.

I think of something. You know

me- I'll think of something.

And I stop the car

and you're there, right?

You're there and you separate

them and you take the kid

and you take off with the kid.

You just take off with the kid, okay?

And don't worry about the woman

'cause I'll deal with her.

And then-

and then what happens?

And then, you know,

she has no choice.

I mean, what is

she gonna do?

She's either gotta come up with

the money- whatever we ask-

or the child goes back to the

old man, she never sees him again.

I mean, she's got

to pay, right?

And plus, it's not even

like she can go to the cops.

It's the double-cross

of a lifetime.

And the money-

it's right there.

It's right there.

I can smell it.

And-and they can go

anywhere they want.

They can go to Mexico.

They can go to bueno bye-bye.

And we can go

where the f*** we like.

Julia, where did you

get this idea?

Nick, you know my life.

You know my life.

You know it.

I'm so sick of it.

I work.

I work like a dog.

And where's the money?

I don't know.

It's just- it's like-

it goes through my fingers.

I mean,

I don't know where.

I'm- I'm tired, Nicky.

And what do I do?

I smile and I

eat sh*t from guys.

And what do I have?

I mean, I don't have anybody.

And I get drunk.

And I'm getting old.

Jesus, you're not

getting-

I'm getting old.

Look at this.

I'm getting old. You're just

as beautiful and crazy as ever.

And she has her kid.

She has a kid

and she has all that money.

She has all that inheritance.

And the money- it's just there.

We just have to take it.

Nicky, Nicky, Nicky,

You're the only person

I can come to with this.

- Julia, Julia, Julia.

- Nicky, baby, Nicky.

Wait wait,

listen listen.

- Listen, you and me-

- Yeah yeah yeah.

- It was a while ago.

It's a long time ago.

Now I love Kitty.

I've never been like this.

She's a gem.

I don't want to be put away,

Leaving her alone

for 20 years.

I'm sorry, but I can't

do this with you.

Now walk away

from this insanity.

Come on.

Tell this woman you're not interested.

It's ludicrous.

Hey, Leon.

Come over here.

I want to ask you something.

All right, look,

it's gonna be $10

for the first pump,

about $20 for the next pump.

No, man, get in.

I need some help with something.

What do you need

help with?

It's kind of

a business proposition.

Oh, a business

proposition?

Get in the car.

I'll tell you all about it.

I can definitely

do that. Yo.

Hey, guys.

It's a beautiful day.

Well, hello, Julia.

You mind if we

drive a little?

Yeah, go ahead.

I need to ask a favor.

- Uh-huh?

- Um, okay,

So I...

I loaned some money

to this woman.

And she's not paying me back.

Oh, girl, you need Leon.

But here's the good news-

I think I have

a way to stop her.

And that is?

She's got problems

with her kid, okay?

She's been a bad mother.

And the kid is-

it's supposed to go

to a foster home.

And she's hiding the kid.

So I figured

if I steal the kid-

Stop stop.

Hold on a second.

I just want

to scare her a little.

How much this b*tch

into you for?

$5,000.

In.

I just feel so nervous.

Oh, Honey, you have got

nothing to be nervous about.

Yeah?

And look, think of it

this way-

this time on Wednesday

you're gonna be

with Tom in the car.

Yeah?

- Yes.

- Yeah, that's it.

Yeah.

Yeah, sure I'm right.

Trust me.

Also, your problem-

your problem with drinking-

What?

I want you Wednesday-

You don't drink.

Oh, yeah.

Sure?

No no no, sure.

Yeah, sure.

Wednesday

I'll be straight.

Good.

I want to give this

to you.

- You don't have to give me anything.

- No no no, I want-

Can I have your hand?

Let me have your hand, please.

No, I'm not-

- It's pretty.

- Please let me have your hand.

Please let me

have your hand.

I want to give this to you.

When temptation's strong,

okay?

- You just pray.

- Oh, I do?

And then you have to kiss this.

- I kiss it?

- Kiss it.

- Nothing gonna happen to me.

- No.

Gonna, like, go up

in a puff of smoke?

- You just kiss it.

- Okay.

- There you go.

- Okay, there you go.

So nothing's gonna happen to me now.

Okay.

This is a bullet.

This is your clip.

You're gonna put the bullet

right in there.

I showed it to you slow for a reason.

You're gonna keep putting them in there.

You're gonna take your clip

and you're gonna take your gun,

gonna pop it in there,

pull the chamber.

And there's a bullet in the chamber.

Take your safety off.

You bring it up.

You're looking through the crosshairs.

You put the person in your sight and

you blow that motherf***er- poom.

The cat's gone.

You feel me?

- Okay.

- All right.

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