Quartile rating: 7/10 · 1 rating
Five different criminals face imminent death after botching a job quite badly.
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead is a mid-90s neo-noir crime ensemble that rides primarily on its cast. Andy Garcia leads a strong ensemble including Christopher Walken, Treat Williams, and Steve Buscemi, delivering memorable, lived-in performances that elevate the material above its Pulp Fiction-inspired origins. The plot is a reasonably engaging countdown-to-doom structure but leans heavily on Tarantino-era tropes — colorful criminal archetypes, snappy slang, and fatalistic plotting — making it feel somewhat derivative of its moment. The cinematography is competent and atmospheric but unremarkable. The ending follows its tragic trajectory faithfully without major surprise. A solid cult item buoyed chiefly by its performers.