Green Guys

Rookie director Cole Mueller's financial thriller centers on four young, foul-mouthed Phoenix stockbrokers—Travis (Kris Lemche), Bill (Christopher Redman), Levi (Darrel Davenport), and Andrew (David J. Phillips)—who join forces to scam 17 wealthy marks. While playing poker, Travis meets Garcia (Roberto Sanchez), a Mexican drug lord who becomes a potential 18th, so the four guys fly to his ranch to offer their investment services, returning with an inconceivable $10 million in dirty money. Aside from the dangerous client, there's another reason they aren't likely to keep their pyramid scheme going: the FBI has Garcia in its sights, which means that Agent Mike Northcutt (Nathan Marlow) puts them under surveillance. Nonetheless, they maintain a respectable front for six months, although Travis's mouth, Bill's nerves, Levi's paranoia, and Andrew's girlfriend (Christie Rounds) all start to seem like liabilities. The situation becomes even more precarious when Garcia asks for his cash back, Bill kidnaps an FBI informant, and one of the quartet gets cold feet. Naturally, things don't end well. While Green Guys tries to project a professional image, this is a relatively low-budget film, and it's frankly a little hard to believe that the not-so-fab four are rolling in dough when they have so little to show for it. Optional. (K. Fennessy)