The filmmakers were successful in incorporating levity in the far-fetched scenario of the diamond smuggling. Joanie's mother, Georgia Whittaker, is the super control freak, who gets wise to her daughter's secret life and unwittingly does more harm than good. In the course of her transactions, she falls in love with Tucker, Danny's partner in New York. Her motivation is to earn enough money to pay for an operation for her kid brother Peter, who needs the transplant of a new small intestine.ĭanny is the dirty dealer and thug for whom Joanie works. She works as a "mule" in taking the diamonds through airport security in the delicate lenses of cameras. Young Joanie Whittaker gets linked up with a unique operation of smuggling illegal "blue" diamonds. "Smuggling in Suburbia" is a stylish thriller with a clever screenplay and a well-developed set of characters. ![]() ![]() Reviewed by lavatch 8 / 10 Super Fragile Lenses
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