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2/10
Game On.
nogodnomasters15 February 2019
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Armando (Miguel Angel Caballero ) is a crooked accountant who skims while laundering money. Mr. Nakamura (Garret Sato) is not happy. Armando is caught with his secretary Luna (Joanna Zanella) is a compromising position by his wife (Markella Giannatou). The film moves to a remote desert cabin with one of the folks always tied up in a chair. Mild torture that is off camera.

The film had promise but it was too short. Didn't care about any of the characters. The twists were not clever. Skipped all the good scenes.

Guide: F-word. Brief sex. Brief body double nudity (Mariel Gumsrud)
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4/10
Looking good being bad
kosmasp17 August 2022
No pun intended. The three main characters do look good, while also being bad. Different degrees of bad that is. But the movie has some of that ... well hidden, with twists supposed to be surprising. And I reckon to a degree some of them are.

Overall the acting is a bit ... off and not in a good way. I still have a soft spot for thrillers with a low budget. You may feel differently about that. The movie may not have the strongest acting in it, but at least it looks good - again no pun intended, meaning the cinematography. Though nothing to get insane about either ...
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10/10
Great movie. Beast of a movie.
ryanxj900028 September 2019
Dogs are cool, but there's not enough homeless cats in it. Joanna Zanella is a bbbbbeast! Tawlmbout a work ethnic. I aksed Jay about it, and he liked it, so it's really a 20/10 for both of us. What else ya got, Joanna?
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6/10
Good cinematography
shootersteve31 August 2020
Armando gets caught cheating on his wife Eleni with Luna the secratary. Eleni kidnaps the two of them in hopes of getting the password for a secret account Armando set up under Luna's name holding money stolen from a Japanese mob client. The premise of this movie is decent, however certain scenes drag on and some of the twists don't make sense. I did like the cinematography and the three lead actors were decent.
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8/10
A trio of snakes in the desert
Woodyanders11 August 2020
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Irate housewife Eleni (a strong and fiery performance by Markella Giannatou) abducts both her no-count unfaithful husband Armando (well played to the wormy conniving hilt by Miguel Angel Caballero) and his foxy secretary Luna (a nicely tart portrayal by Joanna Zanella). The trio all hole up at a remote cabin in the desert.

Director Kostantinos Kovas keeps the tight and involving story moving along at a snappy pace, maintains a tough gritty pace throughout, and builds a good deal of tension. Moreover, it's a lot of twisted fun to watch these greedy, sneaky, and deceitful people turn on and manipulate each other in an assortment of terrible ways. The three leads all do sterling work in their juicy roles. Garret Sato also makes a potent impression as the ruthless Mr. Nakamura. The surprise bummer ending is a real corker. Worth a watch.
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10/10
Joanna Zanella
ryanr_intl-8709429 May 2019
She is a very talented and you can tell she works hard at everything she does.
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8/10
Gritty, fun indie
flick247120 February 2021
Wanted a short-form flick to watch and gave Sleeping Dogs Lie a shot. Directed by Konstantinos Kovas, the film delivers on its premise of a slippery accountant finding himself in a precarious situation when abducted by his wife and side-piece secretary. There's a lot of genuine intrigue as to who is screwing over who, with the antics taking an unexpected turn half-way through the film. Solid performances and a keen eye in terms of cinematography, with especially nice photography once out in the Southern Californian desert. Give it a watch!
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