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1A 2006 American neo-noir written and directed by Creator/ToddRobinson that has two homicide detectives (Creator/JohnTravolta and Creator/JamesGandolfini) on the trail of two con artists (Creator/JaredLeto and Creator/SalmaHayek), who target rich people in personal ads.
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3The movie also stars Creator/DagmaraDominczyk, Creator/BaileeMadison, Creator/LauraDern, Creator/ScottCaan, Creator/MichaelGaston, Creator/BruceMacVittie, Creator/NickLoren, Creator/JohnDoman, Creator/MarcMacaulay, Creator/JasonGrayStanford, and Creator/DanByrd.
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5It was released on October 21, 2006.
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10* AlliterativeName: '''D'''elphine '''D'''owning.
11* BathSuicide: The suicide of a woman is staged and the police find her in a bathtub full of her blood.
12* HistoricalBeautyUpdate: The movie is about Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez. It starred Hayek and Leto. Also a RaceLift, as Beck was Caucasian and Fernandez was Spanish.
13* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck, con artists who targeted lonely rich women.
14* IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine: Dern and Caan previously worked together on ''Film/{{Novocaine}}''.
15* MsFanservice: Martha Beck. She's played by Creator/SalmaHayek so this is hardly surprising.
16* OutlawCouple: Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck, as Fernandez wrote to and romanced lonely ladies, only for Fernandez and Beck to murder them.
17* SexGoddess: Martha is certainly skilled with her mouth, something Raymond and a very lucky highway patrolman learn firsthand.

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