The Prime Gig (2001)

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

And this is his genre!. He portrays Penny Wise, a guy just trying to pay his rent in southern California. Sales and corruption; yes we may have seen some of this before, but you will get a few original lines, and Vaughn is excellent.Ed Harris as the telemarketing felon, running a "room" has the whole scenario set up. Vaughn, Stephen Tobolowsky, Wallace Shawn, George Wendt and a few other choice character actors set the stage for disenfranchised sales people in Southern California. While the theme is familiar, the actors add that ambiance and feeling of job insecurity.If you liked "Office Space"; "Glengarry, Glen Ross", you will enjoy this. Worth more than one viewing, and highly recommended!. 8/10.

Telemarketeers...just the sound of it makes some of us cringe because not everyone likes those telemarketers to 'harass' us over the phone over something they want to promote on.And when moral questions are being raised about what is right and wrong, it has become a grey area. This is where Penny Wise (Vince Vaughn) has to deal with his own conscience.Scamming people through the phone is what Penny is good at for his job as a telemarketer, and when he was being hired to be part of this million-dollar scam, he was rather being hesitant at first. It's where his conscience starts to collide.Very interesting and quirky look at telemarketers who scam for the sake of money. Vince Vaughn portrayed it that well.Guess I will never see those telemarketers the same way again.

This film about a cocky down-and-outer is sharp and detailed in it's intention, while maintaining an oblique view of the circumstances surrounding the main plotline about a sales scam, which is the least interesting aspect of the scenario. An uncommonly perceptive film about working for a living and living on the edge.

Do not read these comments past the 2nd paragraph if you haven't seen the movie!So we're walking through Blockbuster right? Through the sea of assembly line movies we come across a Vince Vaughn movie we hadn't seen yet. Amazing. It's like finding the pot of gold. Further examination of the case reveals that it also has Ed Harris & Julia Ormond. Wow! We need to look no further. The cover boasts an unpredictable ending. Sweet! (I never learn)The movie begins and the first few minutes are full of Vince goodness. It was fun seeing George Wendt too! Norm! Ok, I hate telemarketers that call people. It's one thing if you call them but when they call me I long for lightning to hit their phone system and electrocute every last one of them. Vince plays one of these types of bastards and is good at getting people to give up the green.Ok, enough. This is to comment not give a synopsis so let me get to the point. I love a good set up in a movie but 30 minutes is a bit extreme. This movie leaves no surprises. You know every step of the way how it will end and it just doesn't try to make it interesting. The best scene is when Vince is trying to sell the old lady on the investment. The ending left you with the empty feeling that "Penny" was feeling. Wonderful. Still, 2 good things do not make a great movie or even a good movie. They wasted everyone's talent and our time.