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.
Release Year: 2007
Rating: 6.7/10 (11,029 voted)
Critic's Score: 57/100
Director:
Michael Radford
Stars: Demi Moore, Michael Caine, Lambert Wilson
Storyline London, 1960. Laura Quinn is the lone female executive at London Diamond Corporation. She is frustrated as her talents are rarely acknowledged and her less-experienced male co-workers are promoted ahead of her. She is shocked, but intrigued, when the mild-mannered night janitor, Mr. Hobbs, approaches her with a daring but simple plan to steal a handful of diamonds from the vault. Laura agrees to help, but she is soon in over her head. And it is not long before insurance investigator Mr. Finch has his eyes on her.
Cast: Demi Moore
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Laura
Michael Caine
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Hobbs
Lambert Wilson
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Finch
Nathaniel Parker
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Ollie
Shaughan Seymour
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Eaton
Nicholas Jones
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Jameson
David Barrass
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Fenton
Joss Ackland
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MKA
Silas Carson
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Reece
Derren Nesbitt
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Sinclair
Rosalind March
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Penelope
Kevan Willis
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Lewis
Stanley Townsend
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Henry
Jonathan Aris
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Boyle
Ben Righton
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Bryan
Taglines:
It took the heist of the century to settle the score.
Opening Weekend: $181,910
(USA)
(30 March 2008)
(35 Screens)
Gross: $6,450,887
(Worldwide)
(29 March 2009)
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Did You Know?
Trivia: Derren Nesbitt when he went for a medical was aghast that pictures of all the actors in the doctors waiting room were of dead actors!.
Goofs:
Continuity:
When Laura and Mr. Hobbs originally meet in the pub to discuss the heist, there are two men playing darts only inches from Mr. Hobbs' shoulder. From the reverse angle, there is only one seated man drinking and ignoring them.
Quotes: Mr. Hobbs:
May I give you some advice, Miss Quinn? Laura Quinn:
Well, you are the one holding the gun. Mr. Hobbs:
Life is for living. It's there for the taking. Grant yourself no regrets.
User Review
flawless indeed
Rating: 10/10
Everything works in this movie : The direction, the acting, the
shooting, the story and the script - one commentators claimed that it
was limited and one dimensional but it is quite on the contrary : the
script was written very elegantly with quite a lot of subtelties and
these would probably be missed by those who are used the usual wham
bahm great Hollywood films.
The only (small) flaw in the film was its so called "feministic"
flavour, it was completely unnecessary - any, if all, "politically
correct messages", would have been understood from the story itself -
there was no need to shove it in the audience face.
All in all this movie is intelligent, interesting and exciting. I
highly recommend it.
Plot
An ultraconservative police officer (DeNiro) suffers a debilitating stroke and is assigned to a rehabilitative program that includes singing lessons - with the drag queen next door.
Release Year: 1999
Rating: 6.2/10 (8,978 voted)
Critic's Score: 50/100
Director:
Joel Schumacher
Stars: Robert De Niro, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Miller
Storyline Walt Koontz, a homophobic guy, ends up with paralyzed vocal cords because of an unfortunate stroke. His therapy includes receiving singing lessons from a neighbor who is not only openly flamboyant but also a pre-op transgenderist. Both of them are equally prejudiced; Koontz against homosexuals and the neighbor against close-minded straight people.
Cast: Robert De Niro
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Walt Koontz
Philip Seymour Hoffman
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Rusty
Barry Miller
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Leonard Wilcox
Chris Bauer
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Jacko
Skipp Sudduth
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Tommy
Wilson Jermaine Heredia
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Cha-Cha
Nashom Benjamin
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Amazing Grace
Scott Allen Cooper
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Ivana
Rory Cochrane
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Pogo
Daphne Rubin-Vega
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Tia
Vincent Laresca
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Raymond Camacho
Karina Arroyave
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Amber
John Enos III
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Sonny
(as John Enos)
Jude Ciccolella
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Detective Noonan
Mina Bern
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Mrs. Spivak
Taglines:
They couldn't like each other less or need each other more.
Filming Locations: 211 Avenue A, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Box Office Details
Budget: $15,000,000
(estimated)
Opening Weekend: $1,590,155
(USA)
(28 November 1999)
(478 Screens)
Gross: $4,485,485
(USA)
(5 March 2000)
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Did You Know?
Trivia:
Rusty's line, "It costs a lot to look this cheap," is also a personal quote attributed to Dolly Parton.
Goofs:
Factual errors:
A hemiplegic patient has a paralysis of one side and paralysis of the face on the other side which is not the case in this movie.
Quotes: Rusty Zimmerman:
I'm his sister. Walt Koontz:
He's my sister.
User Review
Awesome Acting 101
Rating:
I am sorry to say that I saw this movie for the first time today. You know
they say hind sight is 20/20. I remember when the previews for the movie
were out and I thought that looks like a really great movie. It was an
incredible movie.
De Niro is exceptional as the homophobic former hero cop with a speech
impediment due to a stroke. Hoffman is wonderful as the singing drag queen.
The chemistry between the characters is true to life and heartfelt. When
they come together, we see that their dissimilar lives are not so dissimilar
at all. They are both overcoming some of the same trials and tribulations
just over different things. They develop an amazing bond that will help
them through the tough times.
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