https://newtolasvegas.com/2018/06/07/far-from-las-vegas-thoughts-on-the-abscam-sting-of-conman-mel-weinberg/ Occasional reported observations, musings and commentary from William P. Barrett, a well-traveled journalistic newcomer Sat, 03 Dec 2022 19:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://newtolasvegas.com/2018/06/07/far-from-las-vegas-thoughts-on-the-abscam-sting-of-conman-mel-weinberg/#comment-835 Fri, 08 Jun 2018 04:46:18 +0000 http://newtolasvegas.com/?p=1478#comment-835 The movie made both Weinberg and Errichetti seem more humane than they really were. In many ways they were made for each other.

]]> https://newtolasvegas.com/2018/06/07/far-from-las-vegas-thoughts-on-the-abscam-sting-of-conman-mel-weinberg/#comment-834 Fri, 08 Jun 2018 01:46:28 +0000 http://newtolasvegas.com/?p=1478#comment-834 That was a good movie, but all torn-from-the-headlines films need to be viewed with great skepticism. The Errichetti character was impossibly clean, Weinberg’s wife and girlfriend were there to provide noise around the edges, and Bale’s performance carried the show as was designed. Enjoyed your more informed take on the actual facts.

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