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ComedyCrime

Gambit

- A fake masterpiece. The perfect plan.

An art curator decides to seek revenge on his abusive boss by conning him into buying a fake Monet, but his plan requires the help of an eccentric and unpredictable Texas rodeo queen.

Release Date : 2012-04-25

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : CBS FilmsFilmNation EntertainmentCrime Scene PicturesMichael Lobell ProductionsArtPhyl

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Colin Firth

Character Name : Harry Deane

Original Name : Colin Firth

Gender : Male

Cameron Diaz

Character Name : PJ Puznowski

Original Name : Cameron Diaz

Gender : Female

Alan Rickman

Character Name : Lionel Shahbandar

Original Name : Alan Rickman

Gender : Male

Tom Courtenay

Character Name : The Major

Original Name : Tom Courtenay

Gender : Male

Stanley Tucci

Character Name : Martin Zaidenweber

Original Name : Stanley Tucci

Gender : Male

Cloris Leachman

Character Name : Grandma Merle

Original Name : Cloris Leachman

Gender : Female

Alex Macqueen

Character Name : Mr. Dunlop

Original Name : Alex Macqueen

Gender : Male

Joe Berryman

Character Name : Gas Station Cashier

Original Name : Joe Berryman

Gender : Male

Anna Skellern

Character Name : Secretary Fiona

Original Name : Anna Skellern

Gender : Female

Lorna Brown

Character Name : Couple Wife

Original Name : Lorna Brown

Gender : Female

Pip Torrens

Character Name : Desk Clerk

Original Name : Pip Torrens

Gender : Male

Julian Rhind-Tutt

Character Name : Xander

Original Name : Julian Rhind-Tutt

Gender : Male

Selina Cadell

Character Name : Dowager

Original Name : Selina Cadell

Gender : Female

Mike Noble

Character Name : Gunboy

Original Name : Mike Noble

Gender : Male

Sarah Goldberg

Character Name : Executive Wilson

Original Name : Sarah Goldberg

Gender : Female

Obi Abili

Character Name : Executive Slazenger

Original Name : Obi Abili

Gender : Male

Ross Gurney-Randall

Character Name : Georing

Original Name : Ross Gurney-Randall

Gender : Male

Paul Leonard

Character Name : Auctioneer

Original Name : Paul Leonard

Gender : Male

Togo Igawa

Character Name : Takagawa

Original Name : Togo Igawa

Gender : Male

Gerard Horan

Character Name : Mr. Knowles

Original Name : Gerard Horan

Gender : Male

Sadao Ueda

Character Name : Chuck

Original Name : Sadao Ueda

Gender : Male

Masashi Fujimoto

Character Name : Bigman Chon

Original Name : Masashi Fujimoto

Gender : Male

Charlotte Eaton

Character Name : Maid

Original Name : Charlotte Eaton

Gender : Female

Jon Wennington

Character Name : Businessman (uncredited)

Original Name : Jon Wennington

Gender : Male

Augustina Amoa

Character Name : Concierge

Original Name : Augustina Amoa

Gender : Female

Reviews

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kineticandroid

@kineticandroid

2021-06-23

I came to this because of the Coen brothers credit. It's an anomaly in their filmography — one of only two feature-length films they wrote but didn't direct, and the first since 1985. Sure, the poster makes the film look a lot less art-house-ready than the last film of theirs I saw, but I've enjoyed a Coen brothers farce before. Maybe the reason it hasn't made it stateside is because it's a misunderstood oddball. Turns out, no, it's pretty easy to understand. It's a cheaply-felt farce, replete with broad stereotypes sporting funny-sounding accents and the usual game of misunderstandings, several of which looking like they could quickly end if only certain characters decided to use peripheral vision. You wonder how different this film would have looked if the Coen's script hadn't reportedly been reworked or if they directed it instead. I did enjoy the idea that our conman hero initially paints his mark as a cartoonish and sour individual. But when we meet him in a more objective gaze, he seems much more rational, though clearly impatient with his employee. There's an intriguing antihero-versus-antihero story in that. I wish the film had further explored that idea.

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Peter McGinn

@narrator56

2021-06-23

Based on glancing at a lot of reviews of this movie, I was expecting to see a hot mess of a film. But I like Colin Firth, Tom Courtney and a few other featured actors, so I gave it a try. I enjoyed it, start to finish. Go figure. Not sure what the hate was all about: purists about Coen and Coen films (they wrote this but didn’t direct it), affection for the original version which I haven’t seen, or whatever. It is no masterpiece but it entertains. There, I said it. There was a plot gap here and there, but I was watching this for fun, nothing else. That is what I found.