Flawless (2007)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Michael Radford

Writer:

Edward Anderson (written by)

Release Date:

28 March 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

He had a scheme. She had a motive.

Plot:

A crime/drama set in 1960 London, where a soon to retire janitor convinces a glass-ceiling constrained American executive to help him steal a handful of diamonds from their employer, the London Diamond Corporation. |

Plot Keywords:

Diamond | London | 1960s | Janitor | Security Camera

Cast

Demi Moore	...	Laura Quinn
Michael Caine	...	Mr. Hobbs
Lambert Wilson	...	Finch
Nathaniel Parker	...	Oliver 'Ollie' Ashtoncroft
Shaughan Seymour	...	Eaton
Nicholas Jones	...	Jameson
David Barras	...	Fenton
Joss Ackland	...	Sir Milton Kendrick Ashtoncroft
Silas Carson	...	Reece
Derren Nesbitt	...	Sir Clifton Sinclair
Rosalind March	...	Penelope
Kevan Willis	...	Lewis
Stanley Townsend	...	Henry
Jonathan Aris	...	J.M. Boyle
Ben Righton	...	Bryan

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for brief strong language.

Runtime:

108 min | Germany:100 min (European Film Market)

Country:

UK | Luxembourg

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-7 | Singapore:PG | Argentina:13 | Ireland:PG | UK:12 (DVD rating) | UK:12A | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

France

Company:

Magnolia Pictures

Goofs:

Continuity: When Mr. Hobbs and Ms. Quinn are first visiting in her office, she is smoking a cigarette. With each shot the length of her cigarette changes from short to long back to short and then to medium.

Quotes:

Laura Quinn: How'd you do it, Mr. Hobbs? How did you get them out?
Mr. Hobbs: [ignoring her question] Do you know what the hardest substance in the world is?
Laura Quinn: [ignoring his reply] And who's really behind this?
Mr. Hobbs: A Diamond. You rub it with a cloth, it lets off a charge. You put in water, it comes up dry. It's only enemy is another diamond.

Movie Connections:

Features The League of Gentlemen (1960)

Soundtrack:

The Merry Widow Waltz

Nice Retro Caper movie

Flawless is a charming, tense, and nicely executed caper movie.

I had absolutely no idea how the robbery was done until the revelation: and, like most of us, I have watched enough heist movies to quickly go "Yup, got it!", more often than not, but not here.

Excellent understated performances from Demi Moore and Michael Caine, especially in the small facial gestures when stressed and so on. The settings etc; all add to a nice retro feel. You really get a sense that they tried hard to build the 1960s into this - very buttoned-down, very regimented, a very male world.

One of the major attractions for us was that the sense of pace builds slowly - and compared to the Bank Job I have to say this is the better movie.

All in all a clever, entertaining film, with a good script and very nice central performances, and even a human message.

Definitely recommended