A star-driven, globe-trotting exercise in finely crafted absurdity, this glossy thriller is a throwback to the glory days of caper movies like TOPKAPI and ARABESQUE, with a healthy dollop of THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR. A Rembrandt is stolen from a
high-rise Manhattan office building, a velvet Elvis left in its place: Ace insurance investigator Virginia "Gin" Baker (Catherine Zeta-Jones) attributes the daring heist to legendary thief Robert "Mac" MacDougal (Sean Connery), and persuades her boss (Will Patton) to let her set a trap. The
beguiling Gin flies to England and persuades Mac to join her in the theft of a priceless Chinese mask, hinting that if they work well to...
Released:
1999
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
110 mins