Taxman (film)

• Joe Pantoliano: Al Benjamin
• Wade Dominguez: Joseph Romero
• Michael Chiklis: Andre Rubakov
• Elizabeth Berkley: Nadia Rubikov
• Robert Townsend: Peyton Cody
• Mike Starr Mike Neal
• Fisher Stevens: Kenneth Green

Taxman - The taxman of Brooklyn ( Original title: Taxman ) is an American low-budget production from 1999 directed by Avi Nesher, who also wrote the screenplay with. .

Action

Al Benjamin is a tax investigator in Brooklyn, New York. He leads a frustrated life and experiences in the profession no support from colleagues or superiors. Almost discouraged it under surveillance, the Russian Mafia, which apparently secures, by its massive, extortionate purchase of petrol tax benefits. Also, an oil company seems involved. As there are dead, without any consequence, he gets help from a disillusioned cop Joseph Romero, who wants to identify with him. Through several attacks on Russian gas station chain owner Andre Rubakov and whose family he receives valuable information and this eventually lead to further problems with lawyers and authorities to success.

Trivia

Wade Dominguez died shortly after the end of filming, even before the movie was released. The film was dedicated to him.

Criticism

The lexicon of the International film ruled the film was " tightly directed and acted credible". There succeed it, " sent the tricky mystification of the act " to operate.