The James Mangold directed Christian Bale/Russell Crowe version is a favorite of my dad’s and mine. I also LOVE Elmore Leonard stories so this has always stood as one of my favorites. One of the things that makes this story so great is that it is as simple and lean as it could possibly be. The scenes in the hotel room where they discuss morality and ethics is so ahead of it’s time, but at also feels like an old play. I’m more partial to the remake still, but I’m glad I finally got around to seeing it. The theme song is also great.
