一切从裸露开始

　　Set in 1895, the film follows friends Ed and Frank who become brutal enemies in Oklahoma frontier territory when a rivalry develops over a woman who is set to inherit a prominent saloon. After a bounty hunter makes Ed disappear to a tortuous prison run by a sinister warden, he must learn the ways of an outlaw from a prison-mate to escape and exact his revenge.

　　杰克（科尔·豪瑟 Cole Hauser 饰）和莫利（凯特·勒维宁 Kate Levering 饰）是一对平凡的夫妻，他们和收养来的儿子乔伊（Maxwell Perry Cotton 饰）过着平静而又安宁的生活。虽然乔伊并非亲生，但莫利和杰克早就将其视如己出。　　一天，一通突如其来的电话让美好的生活化作了泡影。原来，乔伊的生父名叫瑞普（巴里·佩珀 Barry Pepper 饰），刚刚出狱的他同妻子温蒂（米拉·索维诺 Mira Sorvino 饰）做出了一个莽撞的决定，他们决定将乔伊从莫利和杰克的身边带走，去建立属于他们的新家庭。这一消息使夫妻二人陷入了极度恐慌，为了保护乔伊不被夺走，他们的脑海里开始酝酿出了一个计划。而在四个大人剑拔弩张之际，谁也没有想到去问一问作为当事人的乔伊心中的想法。

　　莉娜·邓纳姆(《都市女孩》)执导、编剧的新片《锋利的棍子》(Sharp Stick)杀青，这是她11年来完成的首部电影长片。　　克里斯汀·弗劳赛斯(《寻找阿拉斯加》《助理》)、泰勒·佩吉(《掷地有声》《蓝调天后》)、詹妮弗·杰森·李、乔·博恩瑟、斯科特·斯比德曼(《黑夜传说》《野兽家族》)以及邓纳姆参演，围绕女性复杂的性意识展开，颠覆“可爱的”女性主角的概念。

　　Tin Men is one of my favorite movies of all time. The thing that always strikes me whenever I watch this movie is that while the characters of Richard Dreyfuss and Danny DeVito are seemingly feuding non-stop throughout the movie, in reality they are actually kindred spirits. It's like they see themselves in the other but don't really like what they see. Barbara Hershey is great as the haggard housewife who looks for something more fulfilling in her life. All the supporting cast is excellent. I love the diner dialog which is reminiscent of Barry Levinson's previous film "Diner." The background scenes of Baltimore landscape add to the realistic atmosphere of the movie. Overall, I think this movie is vastly underrated. I'd love to see a sequel with Dreyfuss and DeVito as partners in a VW dealership.