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Summary: A Film Worthy of its TOPKAPI antecedent
Review: THE SCORE delivers. All the ingredients of a fine escape story are here - an impossible technical theft, an exploraton of the minds of heisters, visual tension that is matched by a fine musically scored atmosphere. Add to this mix the bravado acting talents of Marlon Brando, Robert DeNiro, Angela Bassett, and the amazing Edward Norton and you have a terrific little diversion of a film that is reminiscent of that fine film standard TOPKAPI.
The twists and turns of these very real characters keep you on the edge of your seat, and what more can be asked of films of this genre?
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Summary: pretty good
Review: I think that it being a robert dinero move it has to be good
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Summary: Music is great - movie is too long
Review: Ok, my impression is that this movie should be shorter. After some time you can predict it. There is no movement.
But what a great jazz music they use: Casandra Wilson, T. Monk, Conanball Aderley, Diana Krall. I think I watched to the end of the movie just to lissten to this music. Good test Mr Oz, thank you.
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Summary: The great cast raises it from it's mediocre plot
Review: The Score doesn't offer anything new to the heist genre, but the three generations of great actors coming together here makes this one worthwhile.In many ways, the plot of this film is weak. A professional thief (Robert DeNiro) decides to do one more job before retiring from the business (that hasn't been done before, now has it?). His girlfriend (Angela Basset) is eager for him to put it behind him, but his boss (Marlon Brando) needs him to do the job of stealing a $30 million scepter to pay his way out of trouble, and enlists a cocky amateur (Edward Norton) to help his man. The film, directed by Frank Oz, then follows the rules of the genre, creating no new surprises, no unique twists, and only one thing that truly keeps your interest: The opportunity to see Brando and DeNiro together for the first time, with Norton in the mix. The three great actors from different generations coming together raises this mediocre film to another level. Sure it's a novelty device, but sometimes novelties are just so much fun. This is a three star movie with a bonus star for the cast. Just don't expect anything too great along the lines of plot.
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Summary: Not Deniro or Norton's best work .... but still pretty good.
Review: This is a film about two thieves who have been hooked up together by a common benefactor (Marlon Brando). Robert Deniro plays the aged veteran thief looking for that one final score to give him enough to retire on. While Edward Norton is the "new blood" who's worked his way inside of the installation with an absolutely brilliant performance as a mentally handicapped janitor. Norton really showed how good of an actor he is, he rivaled his performance from Primal Fear.
But this movie is sold on Deniro's acting. He carries the ending, it's great. You realize how good Deniro is when sells the ending perfectly. Brando's performance is decent, although he was a little difficult to understand at one point.
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Summary: Boring, predictable, tired score - see Thief instead
Review: Total waste of talent. DeNiro looks tired through the whole movie. A jewel thief for 25 years, he still has debts to pay and needs one last score to allow him to retire. The Howard Shore musical score is unbeleivably boring and contributes to the movie dragging. Get Thief with James Caan and a dynamite Tangerine Dream score to see how its suppossed to be done.
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Summary: Score is a 3 star movie but ends too soon
Review: It's your classic theif on his last job movie. A good companion to David Mamet's "Heist" which was better than this. It's about Brando's character and his last job for the thief, played by DeNiro. Ed Norton (no not the one from the Honeymooners) plays the young crook on the rise to the top hoping to one up DeNiro's big score. It's fun to watch and has one good twist that I guessed right away. You don't have to watch too many movies to see how the ending came out. All in all it's still a good movie to see DeNiro,Brando's performance (who could have been played by any character actor)and Edward Norton...who is the wild card in this movie....
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Summary: Average....
Review: I don't know. After watching the film HEAT, this gangster film (about a guy who is on the verge of retirement) really leaves little to be desired. It lacks depth. Too much action without emotion. I didn't grow to care about any of the characters. Predictable too-- so much so, that I felt my intelligence was a little insulted. I love De Niro, don't get me wrong. He is a gift from the heavens. I just think that his talent was wasted in this one. For your average Hollywood thrill seeker, this movie might be entertaining. But for me, it didn't do much to my emotions. Now, HEAT... ahhh, that's another story--- spectacular!
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Summary: 3 Generations of Greatness
Review: The chemistry between Edward Norton, Robert De Niro, and Marlon Brando is what makes this film so great. Each of the characters is well developed and the heist that they pull off is shown in very realistic detail. De Niro's character is a very cool jazz club owner(the movie features some great jazz) who is about to retire but is convinced to pull off one more score by his backer, Brando. Norton comes in as the cool but young and less experianced theif who is envolved in the heist also. Norton's character has to pretend that he is retarded as part of the heist which Norton does perfectly. This film is a must-see and if you don't like one of the actors in this movie, you will after you see this!
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Summary: The talent wasted is enough to make you cry...
Review: I picked this movie up at Blockbuster one night, attracted by the name of Edward Norton. Then I glanced at the others - Robet De Niro, Marlon Brando, Angela Bassett - and I was sold. There was no way that a movie with this much sheer acting muscle behind it could be bad. Boy, was I had. The movie wasn't BAD; not by any means. But it was so ...ordinary... I was gaping in disbelief by the end. De Niro plays an aging thief who wants to quit the business to settle down with his long-time girlfriend - played by Angela in a hugely expendable role. (To make it worse, the role was an even more huge squandering of her fine abilities.) Brando, as De Niro's character's boss and old friend, was also almost as unnecessary for the storyline to progress. He hardly appears in any scenes and the ones that he is in, his "humor" is tried, tired, and forced. Norton is the youngster; the newcomer who wants to take part in the heist of a priceless artifact and show off his smarts. Norton performed beautifully, as expected. But the role was so easy and unchallenging for him, you could visibly see him "overacting," trying to wrig some dimension into his character of Jack. But I could find little fault in the performances of this movie. It was the story itself that was too bogged down in cliche to really fly. As far as crime-caper movies go, this one didn't break any molds, and it even felt like it lacked a climax (but that could just be me). The lack of originality and genuine inspiration ultimately cancelled out any help the superb cast could have lent. All in all, a commendable try, but hardly worth making a fuss about.
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