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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Jan 26, 2008
Pros: Nice try but
Cons: No Cigar
Summary: Heist (2001) "Simplify, simplify." Henry David Thoreau This is a caper movie with some individual good moments but little overall drive or rhythm. From the imagination of David Mamet, who wrote and directed, Heist sports an ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 24, 2008
Pros: Uses the simplistic elements of the caper genre as fodder for self satire. Genius.
Cons: To many twists.
Summary: I'll admit, for a moment I thought that the old master, David Mamet, had succumbed to the dark side of simplistic film making. I'm talking about the moment where the Pinky character (Ricky Jay) has been captured by the kingpin that he and his ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 30, 2002
Pros: Action packed,everybody's in form,...
Cons: ...except for the so called femme fatale
Summary: Heist,the new film by David Mamet.An "old soldiers never die" screenwriter of films such as The untouchables.Mamet brings an all-star cast together to bring this gritty crime thriller to life.
The film's all about a couple of so called ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 10, 2002
Pros: Good plot. Wonderful actors. Entertaining movie.
Cons: Could have used more action. Too many plot twists.
Summary: I liked the Heist. It was about thieves who do “one last” job. It starts with Joe (Gene Hackman), Bobby (Delroy Lindo) and Pinky (Rick Jay) breaking into a jewelry store with the help of Fran, (Rebecca Pidgen) who is Joe’s wife. During the coarse of ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 1, 2002
Pros: Good actors working from a good script.
Cons: Goes a twist too far...
Summary: Similar to De Niro’s latest film The Score, Heist features Gene Hackman as a master criminal in unenviable but not entirely unfamiliar position of reluctantly having to carry out just one more job. Nothing new so far, then.
However, it is ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 16, 2002
Pros: None.
Cons: Plot very weak, to many double-double-double-cross, didn't have any logical flow
Summary: This movie made no sense to me. I found it completely unbelievable. The dialog was choppy and contrived, the story flowed from one botched setup to another. I supposed the basic premise is that Hackman is the all-knowing 'chessmaster' who plans for ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 22, 2002
Pros: Dialogue, Four of the 6 mains are good
Cons: Script, can be confusing at times, pacing, two characters are bland.
Summary: The pros and cons may appear confusing. While does this reviewer like the dialogue and hate the script?
Mamet does not write reality in my opinion. You hear some of the quotes and you tend to think: "Who talks like that?"
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 27, 2002
Pros: good acting
Cons: weak plot
Summary: While Gene Hackman proves once again to be an incredible actor, the movie he stared in seemed to be a flop. While this movie had many twists and turns, all of them seemed to be predictable. While Danny Devito played his part to the best of his ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 17, 2002
Pros: Plot twists to the end
Cons: None
Summary: I did not see any trailers or reviews for this movie prior to seeing it. I think that helped me to remain objective, I didn't know what to expect.
I love mystery/suspense/thriller type movies, but since I've seen so many, I can usually solve ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 7, 2001
Pros: Top performances from Hackman, Lindo, DeVito and Jay.
Cons: Five or six twists too many!
Summary: The best thing to remember is: in a movie written and directed by David Mamet, the only sucker is the audience.
As in his little seen conundrum 'The Spanish Prisoner', the 'Heist' is five or six slightly strained plot twists orbiting one ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 28, 2001
Pros: Hackman, Mamet's dialogue of course, DeVito, brisk pace.
Cons: Lots of conveniences to go along with. Not one you're likely to remember.
Summary: Hackman.
Gene Hackman is usually a good reason to see a movie. He's an interesting actor to watch. Even when the movie that he is in, disappoints, Hackman always has at least a couple of moments that make whatever drek he appears in worth ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 26, 2001
Pros: Action packed, thoughtful, good actors, keeps you guessing "what next?", Not your typical hollywood cheese
Cons: Sometimes unsurprising: when you guess "what next?", your usually right
Summary: This movie was pretty good not great but it seems the dry spell of stupid movies for the last three years or so has finally ended. Sometimes lately I would rather watch my tonenails grow than risk watching more of the trife that spilled out of Hollywood ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 26, 2001
Pros: Excellent ensemble acting.
Sparse, clean production values.
Cons: Witty but lacking humor. Provocative but lacking sex. A study in loyalty without compassion.
Summary: The Heist is Mamet's movie, the stakes his to win or lose. Another director might have chosen to make it a character study in greed versus honor, loyalty versus betrayal, or age versus youth. But Mamet's focus was not on themes but on his plot, a scheme ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 20, 2001
Pros: Smart writing and acting
Cons: Subject won't appeal to everyone
Summary: The past several months have brought a variety of heist capers to the screen. The summer brought “Sexy Beast,” a stylish caper with no substance. Next we got “The Score,” which was bolstered by top-notch acting, but weakened by a story that tipped its ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 19, 2001
Pros: Great cast, nice production values
Cons: Mamet gets cutesy, a little sloppy with his plot holes
Summary: Heist begins as Joe Moore (Gene Hackman) leads a small gang of thieves in a bank robbery. In and out, no shooting, a well-crafted plan. The job goes like clockwork until Joe’s face is captured on a surveillance videotape. They make the getaway, but Joe ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 18, 2001
Pros: Intricately constructed as well as being superbly acted, written, directed,
edited, lensed, and scored.
Cons: Plenty of cons, all right. But if it's flaws you're talking about, there aren't
many.
Summary: Joe Moore (Gene Hackman) is burnt. The aging thief is more than
ready to retire and sail off into the sunset with his young wife,
Fran (Rebecca Pidgeon). But his feisty employer, an oily
sleazeball named Mickey Bergman (Danny DeVito, ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 14, 2001
Pros: Hackman and Devito shine onscreen.
Cons: Everything in this movie has been done before. No surprises.
Summary: Don't come into this movie expecting to see something fresh and new, because you will be immediately disappointed. "Heist" is very comparable to "The Score", in more ways than one. Gene Hackman? Robert DeNiro. Danny Devito? Marlon Brando. The acting ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 13, 2001
Pros: Complex Plot, Witty Dialog and finally a smart female character.
Cons: To familiar of a premise and some stretching of logic must be applied at times.
Summary: "Heist" is another one last job flick that has a plot that is very similar to the one seen in "The Score" a Robert De Niro, Marlon Brando and Edward Norton film. The basic premise of "Heist" is that Joe Moore (Gene Hackmen) is ready to retire after one ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 13, 2001
Pros: Mamet's a genius with hardboiled dialogue.
Cons: He fills in the plot so densely the canvas turns black.
Summary: Gene Hackman is a sailboat builder by day, and a master thief by night. But a jewel heist gets screwed up, Hackman's face is on the surveillance video, and it's time to head for Mexico. But in order to have enough money, he and his crew have to do one ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 12, 2001
Pros: Hackman and DeVito are great, Mamet's dialogue is above par.
Cons: Pidgeon and Rockwell are not on a par with the rest of the cast.
Summary: Joe Moore (Gene Hackman) and his crew, Bobby Blane (Delroy Lindo), Pinky Pincus (Ricky Jay) and his wife, Fran (Rebecca Pidgeon) pull a typically elaborate heist for them. They are going to knock over a jewelry store. During the heist, Joe’s picture is ... read more
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