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A secret fling between a man and his mistress leads to blackmail and murder. The Second Day of Christmas. Underappreciaced and Forgotten Films of 80's and 90's.
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Top Reviews Most recent Top Reviews. There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. Exposes the Dark Side of Humanity. I loved the book AND the movie.
Sleazy characters in Detroit can't get any lower. A Snail has more value than some of the characters in this story. Elmore Leonard is a master at telling a story around gritty, believable characters.
The story centers around 3 low-lifes picking a flawed man, Harry Mitchell, to blackmail. They picked the wrong guy from start to finish. About the movie, never tire of seeing the beautiful Ann-Margret.
Elmore Leonard's "Hombre" both the novel and the movie. I bought both books used from Amazon. Kindle Edition Verified Purchase. The story is plausible. It mixes the seedy side of 's Detroit with the upper middle class life of a manufacturing executive. This executive, Harry Mitchell, like many of Leonard's other character has more to him than is readily apparent. His past as a decorated fighter pilot who is discharged for defending himself against friendly fire comes in handy as he handles his predicament with blackmailing criminals without the aid of the authorities.
The story also features a very strong woman in a relationship with Mitchell. Despite a one-time cheating incident, their marriage emerges stronger than ever and is ultimately the catalyst in Mitchell resolving his situation. Once again, after the final action, the outcome and consequences to the main characters are left up to the reader's imagination.
This was an enjoyable read. One of the fun parts about reading earlier Elmore Leonard books is that so many of them were made into films.
So you can picture the wonderful characters that he created, and then see how the movie was cast and imagine what you would have done--lots of fun! Even though I had seen the film version almost 30 years ago and remembered that it starred Roy Scheider and Ann-Margret, I didn't remember the rest of the cast, which included Kelly Preston before she met John Travolta and Vanity in two smaller but important and perfectly cast roles. If the secret police starts breaking down your door, just calmly shuffle the deck. Don't throw it up in the air; you'd be surprised how much of the deck ordering is maintained during the game of Pickup.
Atwater's naked torso remained on the bed, her heavy breasts hanging toward each side of her chest where her armpits had been; the rest of her lay scattered around the room like a butcher's version of card Pickup.
I do another tarot spread—more like pickup —and sure enough, the cards recommend a date with the church lady. By the age of ten my favorite card game was 52 Card Pickup. I would search out an unsuspecting younger kid in the neighborhood who had never heard of the game. Another popular American prank is the game described as 52 Card Pickup.