It is good to see Demi Moore in a role that seems a bit more interesting and also takes her more seriously as an actress. She plays Lara Quinn who is a female manager at the London Diamond Bank set in 1960 London. Under-appreciated and disgruntled, she is being passed over and over again for promotion for male colleagues less talented than her. When she gets advice from the night time cleaner Mr Hobbs (Michael Caine) who knows a lot more than he lets on to everyone, he offers her a deal: to steal all the diamonds in the safe and share the benefits between them. So as the tagline says 'he had a scheme, she had a motive'.
First of all, Demi's British accent is well...passable, but then she is playing an American who lived in London. I accepted that, but then you can't help but wonder if they added that line in just to cover that up. But she is a sympathetic character that you feel sorry for. Michael Caine gives a solid performance though I have to admit I had a bit of trouble hearing some of his lines - his accent is a bit heavy in this and there were no subtitles on the DVD. But it is funny to see two unlike characters team up to do this deed, but it makes it more fun since it is two people the whole company would least likely suspect.
There is also a political aspect to the film, and it's through the last third of the film you start to feel the tension for the characters. What I should mention is that this feels more like a movie played on a quiet Sunday, so don't expect big action scenes or over the top thrilling mystery music that occurs in a lot of these films. It is simply a clever story told with subtlety that actually adds a lot to the tension halfway.
I felt myself caring for Demi's character and she is playing someone who is her own age, which is good. I almost forgot this was Demi Moore, being used to seeing her in more modern films such as Ghost or horrible movies such as Striptease, to the excellent Mr Brooks. And she does her best. I actually think her being an American who immigrated to London gives her character some weight and she is very classy in this.
It is fun and with two charismatic leads, you really root for them in this story. If you never liked Demi Moore, well this might change your mind about her as an actress.
First of all, Demi's British accent is well...passable, but then she is playing an American who lived in London. I accepted that, but then you can't help but wonder if they added that line in just to cover that up. But she is a sympathetic character that you feel sorry for. Michael Caine gives a solid performance though I have to admit I had a bit of trouble hearing some of his lines - his accent is a bit heavy in this and there were no subtitles on the DVD. But it is funny to see two unlike characters team up to do this deed, but it makes it more fun since it is two people the whole company would least likely suspect.
There is also a political aspect to the film, and it's through the last third of the film you start to feel the tension for the characters. What I should mention is that this feels more like a movie played on a quiet Sunday, so don't expect big action scenes or over the top thrilling mystery music that occurs in a lot of these films. It is simply a clever story told with subtlety that actually adds a lot to the tension halfway.
I felt myself caring for Demi's character and she is playing someone who is her own age, which is good. I almost forgot this was Demi Moore, being used to seeing her in more modern films such as Ghost or horrible movies such as Striptease, to the excellent Mr Brooks. And she does her best. I actually think her being an American who immigrated to London gives her character some weight and she is very classy in this.
It is fun and with two charismatic leads, you really root for them in this story. If you never liked Demi Moore, well this might change your mind about her as an actress.