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Heist, 2001

Starring: Gene Hackman, Danny DeVito

Directed by: David Mamet

Written by: David Mamet

Language: English

Country: Canada, USA

Runtime: 109 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:6.5

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Heist can be described as cynical, clever, and rough. The plot revolves around a master criminal, a heist, and cons and scams. The main genres are drama, independent, and thriller. In terms of style, Heist is neo-noir and involves twists and turns. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It takes place in contemporary times. Heist is well suited for a boys' night. Note that it involves profanity and violent content.

Summary of Heist

Written and directed by David Mamet, Heist is a crime thriller that follows aging master thief Joe Moore (Gene Hackman) as he plans one last robbery before literally sailing off into the sunset. What seems like the perfect heist gets complicated, however, when Joe's "business" partner, Bergman (Danny DeVito), insists that his shifty nephew, Jimmy Silk (Sam Rockwell), join the crew--consisting of Joe's young wife, Fran (Rebecca Pidgeon), and longtime associates Bobby Blane (Delroy Lindo) and Don "Pinky" Pincus (Ricky Jay). A tense battle of wits and wills ensues, leading to plenty of twists and turns before the grand finale.

Heist works wonderfully as a fast-paced, slight-of-hand caper flick. By focusing on dialogue over violence, Mamet allows his excellent script and remarkable cast to shine. Hackman (who seems incapable of giving a bad performance) and Lindo are particularly outstanding and carry the film as deftly as their characters plot their crime. Although the one-last-robbery tale has been told hundreds of times before, it's rarely been told better than this.

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Language:	English
Country:	Canada, USA
Release date:	13 September 2001
Runtime:	109 min

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Gene Hackman

as Joe Moore

Danny DeVito

as Mickey Bergman

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Entertainment Weekly

If it's not up to the cups-and-balls elegance of previous Mamet movies like ''The Spanish Prisoner'' and ''House of Games,'' if it piles on more psychological fake-outs than is safe in a setup this size -- well, at least it's got that talk, that... Full Review

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by: Lisa Schwarzbaum

The New York Times

Heist is a pleasure to watch, and the greatest pleasure is to watch Mr. Lindo and Mr. Hackman steal it. Full Review

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by: Dana Stevens

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After reading most the reviews I was pleasantly surprised the film was fun, a bit quirky and some of the dialogue was quite funny, I found it entertaining much better than summer reruns. Read and rate it

20.March.2009
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by: egb6550
egb6550 rated this movie6/10Okay

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