The Score (2001)
Average Rating: 6.5/10
Reviews Counted: 128
Fresh: 94 | Rotten: 34
Though the movie treads familar ground in the heist/caper genre, DeNiro, Norton, and Brando make the movie worth watching.
Average Rating: 6.1/10
Critic Reviews: 36
Fresh: 23 | Rotten: 13
Though the movie treads familar ground in the heist/caper genre, DeNiro, Norton, and Brando make the movie worth watching.
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Three generations of method acting giants unite for this crime thriller written by Kario Salem and directed by Frank Oz. Robert De Niro stars as Nick Wells, an aging thief whose specialty is safecracking and who is on the verge of retiring to a life of ease, running his jazz club and romancing his girlfriend Diane (Angela Bassett). But before he can ride off into the sunset, Nick is pressured to do one last job by his mentor and business partner, a flamboyant and extravagant upscale fence named
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Robert De Niro
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Edward Norton
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Marlon Brando
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Angela Bassett
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Gary Farmer
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Paul Soles
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All Critics (152) | Top Critics (41) | Fresh (97) | Rotten (34) | DVD (25)
Manages to waste a prestigious cast on a tediously long-winded caper plot.
Top CriticRestoring the seductive style of the no-nonsense procedural heist movie to complete luster, this is the kind of pic that knows the difference between being masculine and being macho.
Contains The Scene, a precious sequence already destined for infinite repetition.
A sturdily diverting old fashioned heist thriller.
A movie which gets the job done as simply, efficiently and intelligently as possible.
Part of the fun is watching and listening to Brando parody his slurred speech
The Score, a competent if nothing-special heist thriller on paper, showcases three generations of acting giants.
Three of the most accomplished actors of their respective generations, Brando, De Niro, and Edward Norton, are underused in this old-fashioned heist crime picture.
The story is so dull and perfunctory, the audience just enjoys watching the actors...
While you'll telegraph its plot twist ten minutes before it actually happens, you'll be too wrapped up in the performances to care.
A heist film with several issues, but ultimately enjoyable.
Audience Reviews for The Score
Super Reviewer
The set up is a typical one: veteran longing to get out of the business is wrangled into pulling one last job with an ambitious and arrogant rookie looking to really make a name for himself. The take is a very profitable one, but of course there are complications, namely egos.
With Frank Oz at the helm I alos expected this to have been executd better, or at least have a stronger variation on an old theme. What we get instead though is a more low key and underplayed film. I sort of liked that, but at the same time, it didn't really take the time to deliver something special.
I will say that the heist centerpiece is well done, and yes, the performances are good (the best thing about it), but that's about it. If the film didn't have the talent behind it, this would be really forgettable.
See it if you want, but don't expect a masterpiece.
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- Nick Wells: If somebody built it, somebody can unbuild it.
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