Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

I have enjoyed many Steve Martin movies over the years. I enjoyed Dirty Rotten Scoundrels when I first saw it several years ago and just recently watched it again. source

Professional assassins are the usually the most fascinating category of criminals on the silver screen and potentially the most rewarding for any serious filmmaker. But in the genre of comedy another category of criminals - con artists - rules supreme. This is hardly surprising because they are by definition the most charming of all criminals, and taking advantage of other people's stupidity often corresponds with s…