Gambit

A fake masterpiece. The perfect plan.


Gambit
A remake of a 1966 crime caper, with the Coen brothers' touch. A British thief discovers that no plan is infallible when he recruits a beautiful woman to help him steal a priceless statue from an impossibly wealthy widower. Despite the fact that his pretty accomplice bears an uncanny resemblance to his affluent target's late wife, things quickly spin out of control once the job gets under way.

89 minutes.
No persons under 10 (Language, Violence).
Comedy, Crime, On the art circuit

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

Much better than Bridget.
Much better than Bridget.

Credits

Cast
Colin Firth, Cameron Diaz, Alan Rickman, Stanley Tucci, Cloris Leachman
Director
Michael Hoffmann
ScreenplayEthan Coen, Joel Coen
MusicRolfe Kent
CinematographyFlorian Ballhaus
EditingPaul Tothill
Sound formatsDolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, Datasat
Made in2012
Produced byCrime Scene Pictures, Michael Lobell Productions

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreComedy
LanguageMild, infrequent
NudityVery brief, low impact, non-sexual
SexNone
ViolenceMild, brief, comical violence
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone, so substance abuse
CommentsAn art curator seeks revenge on his boss, a media mogul. He hatches a plan to sell the tycoon a fake Monet.
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Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus / The Star
Dianne de Beer quote iconCoens take a gamble with caper - and lose.
5
Die Burger
Laetitia Pople quote iconKlap na stywe bolip in kunswraakplan.
10
Cape Times
Stephen Dalton quote iconA bit of ho-hum.
5
Rottentomatoes critics
31 critics
9
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer
4

What the People say

Internet
6188 Netizens
11

Average .. 37%

7

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