Heist
Directed by:
David MametScreenplay:
David MametCinematography:
Robert ElswitComposer:
Theodore ShapiroCast:
Gene Hackman, Danny DeVito, Delroy Lindo, Sam Rockwell, Rebecca Pidgeon, Ricky Jay, Patti LuPone, Marina Sirtis, Karen Cliche, Ted Whittall, Benz Antoine (more)Plots(1)
Gene Hackman plays the veteran ringleader of a gang of theives (Delroy Lindo, Ricky Jay and Rebecca Pigeon as Hackman's youngish wife) that pulls off complex heists for a despicable fence (Danny DeVito). After stiffing the gang on a jewelry robbery, DeVito forces the gang to go after a Swiss gold shipment and to use his son (Sam Rockwell) in the crime. Mistrust runs rampant as double-crosses threaten the split-second operation. (official distributor synopsis)
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Heist is a pleasantly nostalgic film. It’s intelligently written and skillfully directed, and Hugh Jackman is excellent in it. But in the age of The Usual Suspects, it’s slightly dull. One great heist (the plane) and a few unsurprising twists aren’t enough.
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With any other cast, but especially without Gene Hackman, Heist wouldn't have gotten even those three stars. The story is ordinary, unsurprising, not at all imaginative... But the actors! The interplay of Hackman, DeVito, Lind and Rockwell is amazing, and so I had fun after all, I was even tense a few times (the road check, the plane) and I even laughed during the dialogues like "Don't you want to hear my last words?" - "I just did". It's really a shame about the flawed plot and many dead and boring places.__P.S. Not to forget - I do praise Shapiro's music.
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