The writing is utterly predictable even though illogical and riddled with holes. Won an Oscar. Putting my brain on low and suspending my disbelief is not what I want from movies like this, they are build around a clever con, then be clever, surprise me. There are many episodes of the TV show "Hustle" better than this movie.
Many (!) scenes between main characters exist solely to mislead the audience, no need to play conning each other all dramatically behind closed doors. It is quite annoying if you already smell the rat.
"Comedy"? Didn't even smile once. Costumes? Well, ok, a couple of pinstripe suits and a completely unnecessary fake beard = Oscar. The music is annoying, basically the same melody over and over, kept reminding me of Tom &Jerry. Won an Oscar. And so on...to win "Best Picture".
Sidenote, rigged poker game: he changes your ordered cards? Well, then show everyone the whole deck, his cards have to be doubles. Not a big deal, most people won't care, still so badly thought out. So many unnecessarily risky/easily examinable situations to make it cinematic.
As soon as the "FBI" says to keep it from the police, no mystery for the finale is left. Boring and stupid(ly acting people).
Without the charme of the two (morally bankrupt...) protagonists this movie has nothing. 6* might be too much, but I watched until the end hoping they might still surprise me. They didn't.
Many (!) scenes between main characters exist solely to mislead the audience, no need to play conning each other all dramatically behind closed doors. It is quite annoying if you already smell the rat.
"Comedy"? Didn't even smile once. Costumes? Well, ok, a couple of pinstripe suits and a completely unnecessary fake beard = Oscar. The music is annoying, basically the same melody over and over, kept reminding me of Tom &Jerry. Won an Oscar. And so on...to win "Best Picture".
Sidenote, rigged poker game: he changes your ordered cards? Well, then show everyone the whole deck, his cards have to be doubles. Not a big deal, most people won't care, still so badly thought out. So many unnecessarily risky/easily examinable situations to make it cinematic.
As soon as the "FBI" says to keep it from the police, no mystery for the finale is left. Boring and stupid(ly acting people).
Without the charme of the two (morally bankrupt...) protagonists this movie has nothing. 6* might be too much, but I watched until the end hoping they might still surprise me. They didn't.