With a dream cast, sturdy story and a touch of class, this is the kind of sophisticated heist flick that would just as easily be at home in 1951 as it is in 2001. Nick (Robert De Niro) is a suave, seen-it-all Montreal safecracker who's about to give up his gentlemanly life of crime for his main squeeze Diane (Angela Bassett) and his jazz club when he's coerced by his wealthy longtime fence, Max (Marlon Brando), into pulling off one last job: a jewelry heist that could net them millions. Max's man on the inside, Jack (Edward Norton), has been mapping the layout of the Montreal Customs House where a priceless object is stored by disguising himself as a mentally challen...
Released:
2001
Rated:
R
Length:
123 mins