That’s part of the film’s volatile but ramshackle design.Īt first, they sit “innocently” at the slot machines, wearing hoodies. They’re missions impossible, and the fun of almost every one of them is: Can it make the intricacy of a robbery thrilling yet plausible? But in “ Cut Throat City,” the third feature directed by the RZA, the desperate posse of impoverished amateur thugs who rip off a New Orleans casino scarcely have a plan, and does it ever show. Heist films, from “Rififi” to “Ocean’s Eleven” to “Widows,” are all about the planning.
