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Cool movie

posted 13 years ago by vkaufmann1
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I just caught this movie today. Great stuff - funny, clever, low-key. Kind of like a three-man Oceans 11 and that is a compliment.

Can recommend to anyone. And will.

[–] hcadonis 13 years ago

What a great film, it just had everything you would want from a realistic not Jazzed up Hollywood heist movie, the characters felt natural around one another, the plot plausible and a great twist at the end...

Really a truly great film whatever the boo boys say!!

[–] vkaufmann1 13 years ago

totally agree with all you say. (obviously ; ) especially about the characters. Really good stuff.

i've seen it several times in the meanwhile and love it every time.

[–] damocles_sword 12 years ago

Quite Watchable.

The plot isn't anything particularly cutting edge. A heist setup much dependent on the chemistry of the actors, and that works for Foolproof where the actors believably work off of each other.
As Leo, Suchet grits on, his personality totally toffee-nosed over the other characters.
While Booth, Jarsky, and Reynolds have good buddy pull, the seemingly romance between Reynolds and Booth is not a fund-raiser.

At the time of its release in 2003, Foolproof was something of a fiasco, a financial disaster for the Canadian producers with a big production and marketing budget.

Given it some time to capture viewers attention, Foolproof proves to be a perfectly serviceable film. Not overly buzzing, it delivers its setup while entertaining.

[–] mattack 11 years ago

Totally not meaning to dump in the thread, but I thought it was "decent". Except for the swearing, it seemed to me like it could've been a TV movie..... and if it were a TV movie, I'd've probably liked it a lot more!

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