No one in this movie is who they seem to be, Joe has just created a process that stands to make his company and his boss millions of dollars. He attends a clandestine meeting in the Caribbean to discuss the details with company executives. He meets a wealthy man just by chance who tells him that he is naive to believe that his company will fairly compensate him for his work. This starts the ball rolling.
The title Spanish Prisoner refers to a confidence game about a wealthy prisoner who needs to obtain funds for his release. If you help him, you will be well paid for your investment. More money is needed later because of difficulties and even more will be requested until the funds run out or the mark wises up. You don't know how this is going to go, who is telling the truth and what will happen at the end? 3 1/2* (I liked this movie)
112 min, Drama directed by David Mamet with Campbell Scott, Steve Martin, Rebecca Pidgeon, Ben Gazzara, Felicity Huffman, Ricky Jay, Richard L. Friedman, Jerry Graff, G. Roy Levin.
Note: Blockbuster 3 1/2*, imbd, 7.3 out of 10, 88% critic 79% audience on Rotten Tomatoes.
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