Chicago Sun-Times Review of "Flawless"
Chicago Sun-Times Review of "Flawless"
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Diamonds are thriller's best friend
Classic setting makes stylish tale come alive
BY MARY HOULIHAN - 3 out of 4 stars
'Flawless," directed with a fine eye by Michael Radford, is a diamond-heist thriller that will make you nostalgic for the smart, classy caper films of a certain era. Set in 1960s London, the details -- the fashions, the actors, the sets -- are impeccable. This is a world once occupied by the suave Cary Grant, David Niven or Gig Young, where diamonds are always a temptation and there for the taking.
Screenwriter Edward A. Anderson takes this premise and makes it even more interesting by pairing two unlikely thieves, played by Demi Moore and Michael Caine, with the world's biggest cache of diamonds. And just when you think things are beginning to make sense, they take off in another direction. If you go into this film not expecting much, you'll be pleasantly surprised...
(For full review, please visit www.suntimes.com)
Classic setting makes stylish tale come alive
BY MARY HOULIHAN - 3 out of 4 stars
'Flawless," directed with a fine eye by Michael Radford, is a diamond-heist thriller that will make you nostalgic for the smart, classy caper films of a certain era. Set in 1960s London, the details -- the fashions, the actors, the sets -- are impeccable. This is a world once occupied by the suave Cary Grant, David Niven or Gig Young, where diamonds are always a temptation and there for the taking.
Screenwriter Edward A. Anderson takes this premise and makes it even more interesting by pairing two unlikely thieves, played by Demi Moore and Michael Caine, with the world's biggest cache of diamonds. And just when you think things are beginning to make sense, they take off in another direction. If you go into this film not expecting much, you'll be pleasantly surprised...
(For full review, please visit www.suntimes.com)
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