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Holistic Guidance - Flawless
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Manufacturer: Magnolia Home Entertainment
Starring: Demi Moore, Michael Caine, Yemi Ajibade, Constantine Gregory, David Henry
Directed By: Michael Radford
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: FLAWLESS (DVD MOVIE)
EAN: 0876964001038
Format: Closed-captioned
Label: Magnolia Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Magnolia Home Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Magnolia Home Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2008-06-03
Running Time: 109
Studio: Magnolia Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 2008-03-28
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From director Michael Radford (THE MERCHANT OF VENICE IL POSTINO) comes FLAWLESS a clever diamond-heist thriller set in swinging 1960s London. Demi Moore plays Laura Quinn a bright driven and beautiful executive at the London Diamond Corporation who finds herself frustrated by a glass ceiling after years of faithful employment as man after man is promoted ahead of her despite her greater experience. Michael Caine is Hobbs the nighttime janitor at London Diamond who is virtually invisible to the executives that work there but over the years has amassed a startling amount of knowledge about how the company runs. Hobbs has his own bone to pick with London Diamond. Observing Laura s frustration he convinces her to help him execute an ingenious plan to steal a hefty sum in diamonds. But unbeknownst to Laura Hobbs plans go even farther than he s let on and together they set in motion a thrilling heist of dizzying proportions the likes of which London has never seen.System Requirements:Running Time: 109 mintuesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre:Â DRAMA/PSYCHOLOGICAL DRAMA Rating:Â PG-13 UPC:Â 876964001038 Manufacturer No:Â 10103
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Summary: Nearly Flawless Sleeper of a Movie!!
Comment: I enjoyed the acting very much in this movie. Both Michael Caine and Demi Moore do nice jobs in their performances. The story itself was wonderful as well... Not too slow! I enjoyed how this drama unfolds leaving one curious as to how this heist was going to be pulled off and what an amazing heist it was!
The only flaws in this movie were as follows:
1) The bad make-up job given to Demi Moore to make her look like an elderly woman at the start and finish of the movie.
2) Demi plays a character whom is as cool as a cucumber throughout out most of the movie, then when the heist happens she loses her poise quite a bit and could have completely blown her cover! Sort of thought it was odd for such a poised character to become so rattled if you will.
3) The ending seemed undramatic to. I thought there would be a bit more to it.
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Summary: An Almost "Flawless" Thriller
Comment: Flawless is a very enjoyable slow-burning caper starring Demi Moore and the inimitable Michael Caine. Demi Moore stars as a top female executive in the 60's diamond industry that is stymied by her gender. Caine is an affable night janitor at the diamond depository with a plan. After Caine gives Moore evidence that her termination is imminent - the two hatch a plan to rob the diamond vault.
Flawless was a surprisingly enjoyable heist film and I recommend it. It is not action packed, but a slow moving intelligent thriller with a twist ending.
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Summary: A well-executed little gem!
Comment: "Flawless" is a well-cast 'heist' movie with a difference - it relies on wit rather than slick action and the leads do a credible job in engaging viewers.
Demi Moore plays an executive at a London-based diamond firm, Lon Di, though despite being smart and resilient, she finds herself unable to crack the glass ceiling, being passed over repeatedly in favor of guys less experienced and able. Michael Caine plays a janitor at the same firm who comes up with a plan to steal from the company but needs help. The disgruntled female executive and ambitious janitor team up for an unusual heist. Though Demi Moore's character plays a minimal role in the actual heist, she finds herself astounded when she realises that not only has the janitor managed to pull it off - he has done an amazing feat - the entire diamond collection in the vault disappears! The rest of the story deals with the investigation, how both leads try to escape detection, and explores the real motives behind the heist.
Not everything appears to be what it is and this makes "Flawless" compelling to watch - Michael Caine is amazing in his role as the soft-spoken but fiercely-determined janitor who seems to harbor some secrets of his own. Demi Moore's character is less complex yet she portrays the 60's era ambitious female exec to the hilt, and her frustrations at being unable to break the gender barrier and get promoted is convincingly portrayed.
The plot unfolds slowly but surely and the story is one that engages and makes for a compelling watch. The chemistry between Moore and Caine is not altogether great [compared to the great chemistry shared between Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones in Entrapment] but despite minor flaws, "Flawless" shines as an unique heist movie.
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Summary: Not Enough Sparkle
Comment: There's nothing really wrong with this film - it just seems to fall sort of flat. There isn't the chemistry there should be between Michael Caine and Demi Moore. And their diamond heist plan is only allowed to move forward by virtue of a couple of highly improbable strokes of good luck - such as having a pair of binoculars fall into Moore's hands at just the right moment.
There is also something a little disturbingly harsh and unconvincing about the lighting and make-up work on this film. The stars look prematurely aged at the start of the movie. Then as the scene arcs to Demi Moore as an old woman, she looks even more unconvincing as a senior. Early movies used to do a notoriously bad job of making young people look old. Perhaps it wasn't the fault of the make-up artists. It might be even more difficult to make a young person look old than it is to make an old person look young. In the last decade or so though, the art of make-up and prosthetic devices seemed to grow equal to the task. But now "Flawless" set the art back again with Moore's obviously adventitious wrinkles.
While this is primarily a caper film, a strong secondary theme is "You've come a long way, baby!" This movie is effective at showing how precarious Demi Moore's position was in the 1960's when she was the only female executive in a diamond brokerage firm. She has to walk a thin line between coming up with a stream of innovative, profit-making ideas for the firm - and conforming to corporate culture and consensus. Whichever side of that line she falls on, she is always in danger of being undermined by her male co-workers who assume priority when it comes to corporate advancement.
However, I'm not sure the movie makes its case for how much better things are nowadays when it shows modern executive women being powerful simply by virtue of having frequently ringing cell phones and having cultivated a bustling, confident stride.
This DVD unfortunately has no full-length Director's commentary, only fragmentary "Making Of" commentaries. I would have liked an accompanying voice-over that explained a number of the confusing plot points and filled in what I thought were some missing links in the plot.
There were also no English subtitles for this film. Again, I missed those, especially in the early part of the film when Caine and Moore speak in such rapid sotto vocce that I had trouble catching everything they said.
All in all, this movie has some merit, but it's sufficient to rent it. There's nothing here to warrant making it a part of your permanent collection.
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Summary: Just so so
Comment: Flawless, is a diamond-heist thriller set in 1960s London. The background, set and clothing was perfect for the time period.
Demi Moore plays Laura, a bright, driven executive at the London Diamond Corporation who finds herself frustrated by a glass ceiling after years of faithful employment, as man after man is promoted ahead of her despite her greater experience. Michael Caine is Hobbs, the nighttime janitor there who is virtually invisible to the executives that work there, but over the years has amassed a startling amount of knowledge about how the company runs. Hobbs has his own bone to pick with London Diamond.
The premise was a good one, but the film really was just so so. Some of it just seemed so far-fetched:
SPOILER ALERT
They obviously were suspicious of Laura/Demi Moore, yet she climbs into the sewer with her business suit and high heels UNSEEN???? And, Hobbs had all that extra time to get rid of all those diamonds? I know it's only a movie, but some things were just a bit over the top in my opinion.
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