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Predictable story about a psychopathic con artist with too many fingers
in too many pies. Unfortunately, what started out as a film that could have
turned into a (rather flat, but somewhat entertaining) (romantic) comedy very
easily, was really a crime story about revenge and not knowing when to quit. Though
both Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren delivered the usual satisfactory
performances, and I enjoy seeing Russell Tovey in just about anything, I just could not warm up to the plot and found everything rather
boring after a short while as it was quite clear how the story would go. I just
did not expect the graphic violence to trickle in, and that was the last nail
in the coffin for me.
As a
production, this was well-executed, with stripped-down, clean visuals and an unmistakable
Carter Burwell score. None of that would be an argument for paying much
attention to this piece, though. That’s about all I can say about this. 2/5
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