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Flawless (2007)

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Reviews Counted: 66 Fresh: 39  Rotten:27 Average Rating: 6/10
 
Consensus: Michael Caine's excellent performance makes Flawless something more than an average heist movie.
 

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Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins

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 holders. Set in 1960s London, the film focuses on Laura Quinn (Demi Moore), a woman so driven she's... 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]

Genre: Dramas

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

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

DVD Info

Release:

Mar 6, 2008

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • NTSC
  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Subtitles - Spanish - Optional
  • Closed Captioned

Additional Release Material:

  • Additional Footage - Deleted Scenes
  • Audio Commentary (unspecified)
  • Interview - Cast Interviews

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07/16/08
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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2.5/4

I think if the script had some tweaking, this could have been a great heist film. Instead, it's just another mediocre one.

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06/18/08
Austin Kennedy
Sin Magazine
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The picture is mildly entertaining, aided strongly by the retro period and Caine's authoritative performance. As for Moore, the script doesn't offer her much - certainly not the intensity that brought her equal parts fame and derision.

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05/22/08
Richard Knight
Windy City Times
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4.5/5

May not quite live up to the daunting implication of its title, but as a solid piece of beautifully acted and precisely written filmmaking, you'll find nothing better.

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05/07/08
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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2/4

The answers to its most intriguing puzzles disappoint, and the final motive provided for this near-perfect scheme can only be described as flawed.

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05/02/08
Sean O'Connell
Charlotte Weekly
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2/4

It seems irresponsible, if not downright stupid, for the makers of any movie to call their feature Flawless. But the most current film to sport that risky title has a number of serious storytelling flaws.

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05/01/08
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
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3/4

It's a work of brilliant cut, color and clarity that delivers on almost all of its ambitious promises.

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04/25/08
Graham Killeen
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Screenwriter Edward Anderson drops the South African angle in favor of more conventional developments and has a hard time bringing this across the finish line without a number of implausibilities.

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04/25/08
J. R. Jones
Chicago Reader
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3/4

There are better heist films, but none of them are showing at your local movie theater this month

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04/25/08
Marty Mapes
Movie Habit
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2/4

Like the diamonds that motivate its characters, Flawless” has a pretty surface but not much else.

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04/24/08
Loey Lockerby
Kansas City Star
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Banal or bogus.

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04/18/08
Lawrence Toppman
Charlotte Observer
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74/100

Flawless isn't impossibly joyless, but it's a lot less fun than it ought to be...

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04/18/08
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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3/4

If not worth its weight in gold (or diamonds), at least worth the price of a movie ticket.

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04/17/08
Matt Brunson
Creative Loafing
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2/5

Retro London heist caper may not interest kids.

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04/16/08
James Rocchi
Common Sense
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3.5/5

This is a first rate caper piece elevated by Caine’s effortlessly elegant portrayal.

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04/15/08
Rick Kisonak
Film Threat
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2.5/4

The inspired pairing of Demi Moore and Michael Caine as a pair of thieves in the diamond-heist semi-caper movie Flawless goes a long way toward overcoming the film's slack, leisurely pacing.

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04/11/08
Rene Rodriguez
Miami Herald
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B-

May not live up to its title, but when Caine's onscreen it definitely sparkles.

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04/10/08
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion
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Unlike Ocean’s Thirteen, this formulaic heist movie has a streak of psychological perversity.

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04/02/08
Armond White
New York Press
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2/4

Where are the truth in titular advertising police when you need them?

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04/02/08
David N. Butterworth
rec.arts.movies.reviews
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3.5/5

This is an old-fashioned escapade that respects everyone's intelligence and allows you to cheer for the underdog. Moore actually plays an age-appropriate character who handles the heavy burden that represents women at the time with depth and aplomb.

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03/31/08
Adam Fendelman
HollywoodChicago.com
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