After having spent some time in prison, Nick (Rowan Howard) tries to walk the straight and narrow, mainly for his parole officer Pete's (Steve Mouzakis) sake - but frankly he doesn't stand much of a chance, working on at Col's (John Jarratt) used car lot which is little more than a front for a neat crime organisation, and apart from being a pencil pusher, Nick also does extra hours as an enforcer with his small fry crook pal Turbo (Andrew Ian Pope). But then Col's executed by the organisation's big boss Erin (Erin Connor) because he has embezzled a small fortune, and not it falls upon Nick and Turbo to return the money Col has embezzled. The problem is, they have no idea where Col might have stashed it, and they certainly don't own nearly as much money themselves. So they pretty much try every route possible to get their hands on the dough, from betting on horses to a drug deal to steal from other crooks. Problem is, criminal geniuses they're not, and slowly their time's running out ...

Now one thing's for sure, Double or Nothing isn't a film that's meant to be taken wholly seriously. Sure, it employs a lot of genre tropes and turns violent at all the right moments, but it also features pretty hilarious dialogue, plenty of well-executed situational comedy, and quite a few sight gags, all within the context of the gangster genre. And the cast is clearly in on the joke but they play it straight nevertheless, while a brisk direction and steady pace also help to make this one fun genre ride.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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