Wednesday, October 7, 2009

The Score (2001)***

Seen on 5-10-2009 - HBO
Cast: Robert De Niro (Nick), Edward Norton (Jack), Marlon Brando (Max)
Dir. :Frank Oz
Nick is planning to bid goodbye to his life of a thief to live off his ill-begotten wealth peacefully. However, his handler, Max puts him up to one last heist and he, aided and persuaded by Jack (an insider to the place where the heist is planned), accepts the otherwise impossible job. The job is to steal an invaluable antique piece, a scepter, now lying hidden in the high security Custom House in Montreal. Jack provides the maps, layout, duplicate keys of the locker, intricate alarm systems, cctv, etc of the custom house, but, as it turns out at the end, has his own agenda of stealing it from Nick once he secures it. However, Nick is smarter and manages to get away with the original of the antique leaving Jack behind for getting caught.
This is a suspenseful and enjoyable film.

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