[100 Things] My DVD Collection: Best Men & Cool Money

 

I don't watch much in the way of action movies or crime drama, so these two are oddities in my collection, but I love them just the same.

Cool Money stars James Marsters and I bought it because I was in the middle of my obsession with that man at the time. The movie is based on the true story of criminals who robbed fancy hotels, specifically taking jewels and cash from the safety deposit boxes. Though their faces were seen by many, they were never given up to the cops by their victims because they were so damn nice about the whole thing! In the end, they are caught, but the whole movie is quite an adventure, in which you really don't want the crims to get busted!

Similarly, in Best Men, you end up wanting the bad guys to get away. Take two hotties, Dean Cain and Sean Patrick Flanery, throw in the comedic stylings of Andy Dick and Mitchell Whitfield, and let them perform a bank robbery on the wedding day of their best friend Luke Wilson to a somewhat crazy Drew Barrymore. The result is a stand off between the sadistic local Sherrif vs a bride & groom and their best men, which ends with a speeding bus and a shoot out that can only mean the end for the lovable criminals. Its a thrill ride, no doubt.

Neither movie is going to win prizes for excellence, but even re-watching them, I end up on the edge of my seat, despite knowing whats coming! lol