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Flawless (2007)

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Reviews Counted:86

Fresh:47

Rotten:39

Average Rating:5.7/10

Consensus: Michael Caine's excellent performance makes Flawless something more than an average heist movie.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for brief strong language.

Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Mar 28, 2008 Limited

Box Office: $1,146,525

Synopsis: Michael Radford (IL POSTINO) brings an artful touch to Edward Anderson's screenplay with FLAWLESS, a serious account of a remarkable heist at London Diamond, one of the world's premier diamond... Michael Radford (IL POSTINO) brings an artful touch to Edward Anderson's screenplay with FLAWLESS, a serious account of a remarkable heist at London Diamond, one of the world's premier diamond holders. Set in 1960s London, the film focuses on Laura Quinn (Demi Moore), a woman so driven she's chosen career over personal life and found her way into the boys' club known as the diamond business. As Laura gets overlooked for a manager position year after year, she resolves to work even harder, hoping that, despite her history, her efforts will one day pay off. Ironically, it's Mr. Hobbs (Michael Caine), a night janitor, who takes note of Laura's frustration. The seemingly simple Mr.Hobbs finds a way to use this to his advantage, proposing a plan that will only work with Laura's cooperation. When Laura rejects the offer, Mr. Hobbs encourages her to question just what's holding her back, personally and professionally. While Laura's precarious position within a male-dominated world gives her understandable motive, Mr. Hobbs's is trickier to decipher. The story is based on a fictional heist, but the film is faithful to its setting. Beautiful costumes and sets and strong attention to detail instantly transport viewers back to a different era. Moore's performance may feel wooden at times, but this is fitting considering the obstacles a woman in her position and time would have been up against. Her acting chops come through when she finally breaks down, only to have to pull herself back together for a room full of her male colleagues. Caine seems predictably at ease in his role as Mr. Hobbs, who drives the plot from behind his unassuming mop and duster. Though slow-moving at first, this stylish thriller slyly draws its audience in as its characters take on more depth. [More]

Starring: Demi Moore, Michael Caine, Lambert Wilson, Joss Ackland

Starring: Demi Moore, Michael Caine, Lambert Wilson, Joss Ackland

Director: Michael Radford

Director: Michael Radford
Screenwriter: Edward A. Anderson
Producer: Mark Williams, Michael Pierce
Composer: Stephen Warbeck
Studio: Magnolia Pictures

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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
04/23/09
Tom Meek
Tom Meek
Boston Phoenix

There’s little by way of thrills. Still, as a caper with a great cast and clever premise, Flawless works, despite its, um, flaws.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
11/28/08
Rosamund Witcher
Rosamund Witcher
Empire Magazine

The problem is that as heist movies go this is about as captivating as watching someone dodge a bus fare. Almost everything about the film is second-rate: the direction, the plotting, the intrusive modernist production design.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
11/28/08
Dave Calhoun
Dave Calhoun
Time Out

Ignore the dull framing device and this is a watchable period crime drama. Pity about the dull, oft-used title though.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
11/28/08
Daniel Etherington
Daniel Etherington
Channel 4 Film

Fatuous and soulless.

Full Review Source: Times [UK] | comment Comment
11/28/08
Kevin Maher
Kevin Maher
Times [UK]

You will need a very sweet tooth for this kind of thing, and, to be quite frank, the heist itself is not dramatised all that excitingly or clearly. But I quite like thrillers featuring enormous circular vault doors.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
11/28/08
Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]

Calling a diamond-heist movie Flawless is a valiant choice - especially when it's anything but. Suspense is essential to this genre, but here you couldn't care less what happens next.

Full Review Source: Daily Telegraph | comment Comment
11/28/08
David Gritten
David Gritten
Daily Telegraph

“Hang on lads, I’ve got a great idea…” said Michael Caine at the end of The Italian Job. Presumably he didn’t mean waiting 40 years before pulling off a caper that wouldn’t blow the bloody doors off a rabbit hutch.

Full Review Source: Sky Movies | comment Comment
11/28/08
Elliott Noble
Elliott Noble
Sky Movies

Diamonds aren’t forever in this sluggish heist caper from Michael Radford that partners Michael Caine and Demi Moore for the first time since 1984’s Blame It On Rio.

Full Review Source: Total Film | comment Comment
11/28/08
Total Film

They don't make thrillers like this any more, and for good reason.

Full Review Source: Daily Mail [UK] | comment Comment
11/28/08
Christopher Tookey
Christopher Tookey
Daily Mail [UK]

Like many Christmases, the whole thing leaves you stressed, exasperated and longing to leave for home.

Full Review Source: Daily Mirror [UK] | comment Comment
11/28/08
David Edwards
David Edwards
Daily Mirror [UK]

If ever a film title begged to be abused, this is it.

Full Review Source: Sun Online | comment Comment
11/28/08
Sun Online

Demi Moore will do as the ghost of Hollywood past, rattling her jewelled accessories like a drag-queen Jacob Marley.

Full Review Source: Financial Times | comment Comment
11/28/08
Nigel Andrews
Nigel Andrews
Financial Times

If only the plot was as sleek.

Full Review Source: Independent | comment Comment
11/28/08
Robert Hanks
Robert Hanks
Independent

Yet for all the imperfections, Flawless is a film you find yourself rooting for. Heists involving a keen sense of history are pleasant to stumble across.

Full Review Source: This is London | comment Comment
11/28/08
Charlotte O'Sullivan
Charlotte O'Sullivan
This is London

Enjoyable heist thriller with strong performances from Moore and Caine, though the ending is slightly disappointing.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
11/28/08
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

Terrific performances elevate this extremely low-key heist thriller into something thoroughly intriguing. It may never crank up much excitement, but the 1960s vibe it generates is very cool.

Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment Comment
11/28/08
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

What a cast - Michael Caine, Demi Moore, Joss Ackland. Yet here it is, released at the fag end of the year just in case anyone notices. It makes you despair.

Full Review Source: Teletext | comment Comment
11/27/08
Victor Olliver
Victor Olliver
Teletext

Demi Moore is excellent as the catalyst for the crime caper with a profoundly personal motive, something we don't discover until late in the film, and Michael Caine is wonderfully dry as the office cleaner with an agenda

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment 1 Comment
10/25/08
Andrew L. Urban
Andrew L. Urban
Urban Cinefile

For about 100 of its 108 minutes, this film treats the viewer to a stylish, suspenseful roller coaster peppered with all manner of ugly, money-grubbing corporate types.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
07/16/08
Christy DeSmith
Christy DeSmith
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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