Cinema Voyage - Michael Pearson

This blog is PRIMARILY about movies. Some dvd and some that are still in the theater. Also, links are provided on some movies if you decide you want to purchase it. Also, I write and read quite a bit. So, you may, from time to time see a book review here from an up-and-coming author or an interview with one. If you have a book that you have written, please don't hesitate to contact me if you want an unbiased opinion. I would be happy to read and review what you've written. We should value our creative people more.

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Review - Thick As Thieves (The Code)

March 13th 2009 10:27

Directed by Mimi Leder (Pay it Forward), this heist film reunites Leder with actor Morgan Freeman who also worked with her on Deep Impact in 1998. Along with Freeman, the film features Antonio Banderas, Australia's Radha Mitchell and Robert Forster (from TV's Heroes). Despite the well known cast however, they all come across as peculiarly average.

The plot in itself is interesting enough but somehow the combination of the actors and the script fails to deliver. Keith Ripley, a veteran thief (Morgan Freeman) recruits Gabriel Martin (Antonio Banderas) a lesser known criminal, to help him steal a collection of Faberge eggs from an impenetrable vault. Keith must undertake this job in order to repay his debt to the Russian mob. Alexandra Korolenko (Radha Mitchell) is Keith's goddaughter and the love interest for Antonio Banderas. The criminals are being hunted by Lt Weber as he suspiciously (and rightly so) knows they are up to no good.

The script does provide a couple of twists and turns but nothing to write home about. Ripley shows no particular mastery of his criminal art and Gabrielle is questionable as a partner who could possibly be any use to Ripley in the robbery. Radha is totally wasted in this token female role which seemed to be written in almost as an afterthought.

Kudos to me, I did manage to spot the guy featured in the Rhino Mountain Dew commercial (Josh Rubin) in the first scene with Antonio Banderas!

Straight to dvd in the UK, this film is set for an April release in the United States. If it does make an appearance in the cinema - it will be only brief.

Voyage Review: 2/5

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