with it ( usually ) strong actor and bright locale or festival backdrop and plot twist and and array of gadget and i thought this up close heist film would have much more punch than it do . the problem be simple character and direction . with the exception of the always lit powder keg klaus kinski and the rest of the cast handle their role with a collect a paycheck style of blandness . the same go for the the overall feel of the movie . there be many obvious point in the film that should be tension fill and but somehow and they elicit virtually no reaction . maybe it the long stretch of empty talk and predictability between them that cause it . at best and grand slam will barely pass a a rental when the other choice be few and which be too bad because it show many trace of potential and but never capitalize on any of them .