Buffaloed (2019)

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   Siskoid

   I love a good con movie, and Buffaloed combines the genre with a bit of financial tell-all (there's a Big Short moment, but I wouldn't say it's the same kind of movie), as our girl Peg Dahl (Zoey Deutch), a petty scammer who knows how to push people's buttons, decides that when she can't beat her family's crushing debt, she should join the debt collectors and put her skills to "good" use. It's a comedy and plays on extremes, but the whole debt collection thing actually is a racket, so the misdeeds portrayed are unfortunately quite real. Peg is not a very likeable person, but she is nevertheless a heroine (anti-heroine?) who you want to see succeed, so long as it's not at the expense of good people. A fun cast surrounds Peg and the bad guys are slimes who deserve all that's coming to them. The city of Buffalo is also well used and gives the movie a sense of place and an originality your garden-variety New York and L.A. movies can't aspire to. More amusing than incisive, perhaps, but certainly a good time in front of the television. 1 year 7 months ago
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   igordebraga

   Entertaining both for Zoey Deutch, who manages to make a greedy and sleazy protagonist endearing (and with the aside glances and narration pushing further her lack of morals, it's a feat!) and the combination of weird characters and absurd situations we can't help but laugh - robocalls are annoying, but at least they're not reminding us of debt through blackmail using personal information or intimidation that would make the Mafia proud! 2 years 11 months ago

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