Pocket Listing

"It's not real friends... it's real estate." Hell of a quote encapsulating the cutthroat business of real estate and the murky waters of L.A. movers and shakers featured in this superb dark comedy. Great performances from a fresh faced cast, including the super charismatic Jurdi and the gorgeous bombshell Clark.

I LOVED, LOVED, LOVED this movie. OK, I'll admit it. I'm in real estate myself and when I came across a title that had direct industry implications, I was both excited but skeptical. So I watched out of principal, just to see how a yarn could be spun around what is essentially a by the book business. Much to my delight, "Pocket Listing" turned out to be a hilarious, engaging, incisive, and supremely well-acted comedy/drama thriller with just about everything that a viewer, let alone a broker, could ask for from a movie about crooked realtor affairs. First off, the story is full of fun twists and turns, the performances from the leading man (very easy on the eyes I must say) and the leading lady (absoloutely drop dead) are terrific, the supporting turns from Lowe and Reynolds are spot on, the Malibu villa itself is to die for, and everything about this film is just engrossing and engaging. Now as a realtor, I must confess that things don't exactly work the way they do in this film -- imagine this as real estate on pumped up glamour steroids -- but watching things get out of hand is part of the fun.

A Guy Ritchie style, highly entertaining flick involving realtors, gangsters of all kinds, a hot babe, a badass Rob Lowe, and a Malibu villa. Could you ask for anything more?

Somewhat reminded me of the classic satire "The Player" but transplanted into the L.A. real estate scene. Engaging performances and some fun surprise twists keep the viewer glued.

Very commendable in large part to the lead actors, who take what could have been a flashy and superficial film and turn it into something a little deeper and more substantial. Big kudos to Jurdi for carrying the film and being a morally ambiguous anit-hero who we can't help but root for and hope he finds his path to redemption. Also watch for Kwesey Boakye, a talented young new comer whose rapport with Jurdi is easily the most emotionally satisfying in the entire film. Fahey also does a fine job as a crude villain and Clark is well... she's not just gorgeous but also a magnetic performer. Lowe and Reynolds have smaller roles, but these ingénues didn't need much help. They make this film worth it from the get go.

This was a light and fun film, almost like a throwback to the '90's crime comedies which I haven't seen much of recently. I was surprised that the young, up and coming actors James Jurdi, Logan Fahey and Jessica Clark completely stole the show from long time vets Rob Lowe and Burt Reynolds (who is only in it for a short while). The young actors really made this worth watching, and I enjoyed the crime genre set in the flashy L.A. real estate backdrop.

Just awful in all respects. I had to see Burt Reynolds and there he was, a shadow of his younger self. Walking with a cane and barking out his lines like he really cared. Not once did this movie provide a reason to keep watching. Poorly acted and the writing is terrible. The direction had to be seen to be believed. Avoid this stinker.