I discovered this flick at my local video store one day and thought, "What the heck, why not?". Only problem is that I fell deeply in love with this quirky masterpiece and every time I convinced my friends to watch it the video store had its only copy rented out.Anybody who appreciates complex characters in the mob world will enjoy its fusion of scatty pop piano and healthy dialog. Terrific ensemble cast that mesh well together. Pointy is the HNIC but Dink is the real brains behind the operation. Be sure to catch the sly knock against Sugar Bear's name on the way to meet Hot Sauce.Nice whack job on Pointy by the way. The Italians knew that Dink was smart enough not to clip somebody over "nickel and dime" stuff. It just goes to show that there is still some sense of right and wrong in the mob world. That goes double for Dink letting Fire Escape guy live.Bein' "beefless" is priceless! Not much more I can say about this film because all of you have already expressed just how awesome this movie is.Just for the record, I thought the "Can't take the bitch outta the ghetto" line was frickin' cheesy. I much prefer the line, "Thou shalt not be a blaspheming bitch.".

I have seen this movie at least 50 times and plan to see it whenever it appears on cable. I will probably also rent it whenever it is not available on cable. It is without a doubt the best screenplay and best directed movie I have ever viewed. If you have an opportunity to recommend this movie to a friend, I strongly recommend that you do so. Though I doubt that it could bring them as much joy as it brings me each time I see it, I am sure they will enjoy it.Signed, Scott's Mom

Like Supercords, I regret that Scott Sanders 's Thick as thieves is the sole movie he wrote/directed up to this day. Not having read the novel, I cannot speak of the respective merits of the book and the screenplay; but the screenplay /direction combination results in a very entertaining, swift-paced, well-knit, and clear movie ( in spite of the intricacy of simultaneous action at three different levels: the mob's, Baldwin's, and the cops'), with many welcome humorous touches ; good editing, then, and good musical score, too. Another asset is the cast, apparently selected with great care, up to the smallest parts: if Michael Jay White and Andre Braugher got rightly-deserved praise, all the players rate from very good to excellent: Alec Baldwin and his sidekicks, Bruce Greenwood ( almost unrecognizable ) and Ricky Harris, mobsters Richard Edson and Reginald Ballard,amusing Janeane Garofalo, quietly effective and attractive Rebecca de Mornay, and little-known but accomplished actor Robert Miano as the deceptively mild-mannered second-in command of the local mafia.

This is a very warm, comic and enjoyable film. It's set against a gangster, "pay-back" theme, and it must be classified as a drama, but it has a lot of funny and warm scenes. Baldwin's love for his dog is both comic and tender. The way the black hoods talk to each other is also funny. There is the usual violence, but in this film it is not excessive. Baldwin is an underrated actor. The actors who play the black hoods and the actor who plays "Riles," the second-in-command, Italian gangster from Chicago are also very good. I recommend this highly.