Shadow D. (naturesshadowdancer) reviewed on 11/4/2006

After a smash hit in the Get Leo and a flop in Get Lost, B-movie-producer Chili Palmer is looking for another score,. Lunching with a record compant executive, Chili's exploring a hot new idea-until the exec, a former associate from Chili's Brooklyn days, gets whacked while eating his grilled pesto chicken salad. Lucky wasn't around for dessert.
Segue from real life to reel life. Chili's found his plot. It's a slam-bang opener; the rubout of a record company mogul. Cut to an ambitious wannabe singer named Linda Moon. She has attitude and a band, She's perfect. Zoom with reality. Linda's manager thinks Chili's poaching and he's our to get even, with the help of his switch-hitting Samoan bodyguard. But somebody else beat them to the punch, as Chili discovers when he gets home and finds a corpse at his desk. Somebody made a mistake...

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