It's a miserable day here in London and among the week's new releases only two are even worth considering, Clint Eastwood's Changeling and Michael Radford's Flawless. In the end the weather tips it; Changeling is a long haul and 'serious' I'll catch it later; Flawless is lighter, Radford directed Il Postino and the excellent French actor Lambert Wilson has a supporting role. For a miserable London day it's definitely out of the right bottle; a 'heist' entry with an improbable pairing in Demi Moore and Michael Caine. There's also an element of 'locked door' mystery about it as we try to figure out how a lone and aged janitor (Caine)managed to steal literally millions of pounds worth of diamonds virtually undetected. For one thing the logistics are awesome, it would need a fleet of trucks just to handle the bulk. All is revealed of course and for good measure Moore hits on the solution by chance. Everyone manages to get out their lines without bumping into the furniture which is more or less all that is required of them and it's all as polished as one of its diamonds.
Review of Flawless
