Flatbush Luck

By: Amos Lassen

"Flatbush Luck"
Cousins
Amos Lassen
Director Caper Andreas constantly brings us excellent movies and does so once again with "Flatbush Luck."
Former Wall Street trader Jimmy and cousin Max make meager livings as telephone repairmen in their native Brooklyn neighborhood. They work hard slaving away to meet the demands of their increasingly yuppie clientele. Jimmy wants to return to his fast-paced high life and Max is beginning to have second thoughts about his upcoming wedding. When Jimmy overhears illegal insider trading during a routine house call, he convinces Max that they should tap the phone line to cash in on the plan hoping the money will solve their problems. However when stock tips turn to murder plots, the men are unable to go to the police and soon find themselves in way over their heads and completely unlucky.

We meet Jimmy (Tanner Novlan) who was once important on Wall Street and who with his cousin Mark (Robby Stahl) is eking out his existence as a telephone repairman. The two men work hard to take care of the demands of their clients. Jimmy wants to return to former job and lifestyle and Mark who is due to be married is apprehensive and unsure that marriage and Donna (Jenna Perez) this is what he wants. He also finds himself very attracted to his masseuse (Juhann Cabera). While working on a house call Jimmy overhears illegal insider trading and convinces Max that they should tap the phone line and then become part of plan.

The gay theme comes from Max, who has no idea that that he is gay, and a Brazilian singer, Juahn Cabrer, shows him what he has been missing. There are no real surprises in this comedy and the cast, as usual, is excellent.