Shade

Randomly came across this movie and found it hard to resist - stellar cast and a con-artist premise, without even pressing play this movie had a promising start.  Starring Gabriel Byrne, Jamie Foxx (in one of his early roles), Stuart Townsend, and a surprisingly attractive Sylvester Stallone, to name a few names.  This 2003 flick comes off as low-budget, and I found it difficult to tell whether this was a chosen directorial style or simply a lack of funds.  It had the cheesy smoke-filled-room-sad-sax-soundtrack that almost led me to believe that the film was attempting to hit a specific stylistic note, which maybe just did not resonate with me.  However, I do love a good con and this film has a couple to share.