Rent The Heist (2009)

3.0 of 5 from 93 ratings
1h 27min
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Synopsis:
It was a stroke of genius, but now the perfect crime is turning into a perfect disaster. Charles (Morgan Freeman), Roger (Christopher Walken) and George (William H. Macy) are the very picture of honest security guards. But when they learn their favorite artworks are being sent to another museum, they concoct a plan to switch the real masterpieces with fakes. All goes well until a mistake forces these first-time thieves into a last-minute escapade.
Actors:
, , , Patricia B. Till, , , , , , , , , Stephen Stapinski, , Anthony Cascio, , , , James Welu,
Directors:
Producers:
Lori McCreary, Rob Paris, Bob Yari
Writers:
Michael LeSieur
Aka:
The Maiden Heist
Studio:
Signature Entertainment
Genres:
Action & Adventure, Comedy
Collections:
A Brief History of Galleries and Museums in Film: Part 1, A Brief History of Film...
BBFC:
Release Date:
01/04/2013
Run Time:
87 minutes
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 5.1
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
Colour:
Colour
BBFC:
Release Date:
01/04/2013
Run Time:
87 minutes
Languages:
English DTS 5.1
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
B

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Reviews (3) of The Heist

No Subtitles available on this film! - The Heist review by CS

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31/07/2013

The first thing that you need to know is that there are no Subtitles or other languages available on this rental format at all! The only language is spoken English, so if you need Subtitles for hearing loss, as I do, you will struggle to watch this film.

As a result I'm giving it a big thumbs down, as it is unforgivable that being a new release, there are no Subtitles at all!!

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Efficient, Enjoyable, Really Funny, Cartoon Caper Heist Comedy with 3 big stars - The Heist review by PV

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07/12/2018

Sometimes you just want to watch a simple, funny comedy - and this is it. No pretensions - it knows what it's about. 90 minute comedy to allow 3 big stars Christopher Walken, Morgan Freeman and William H Macy to shine.

Of course, in these days of metoo moaning femi-quotas, such male-focused movies would not go into production now BUT after people stop going to the cinema to watch the tedious femitrash, movies by gender quota, things WILL revert back to a MERIT-based approach.

Not on the pc BBC though where 50% of actors in main roles HAVE TO BE FEMALE by 2020. The reason I no longer watch BBC drama as it's tripe aimed at women. Give me BREAKING BAD or THE SOPRANOS any day (of PEAKY BLINDERS which is NOT made by the BBC but a private production company; ditto for that Tom Hiddleston drama the Night Manager; ditto for the London Olympics which the BBC did NOT film - the international Olympic organisation did that!)

I just really enjoyed this - and impressed that the artworks, a couple of which LOOK like plausible works by great artists, are not - they were created either for the film or as modern homages to the greats. Nice pictures!

I enjoyed this more than that Piers Brosnan art heist movie, and more than Mr Bean's Whistler's Mother one!

So 4 stars. Good clean fun.

(BTW many movies lack subtitles, often smaller releases - it's not uncommon, and a silly reason to give any movie 1 star. Better not to comment really).

0 out of 1 members found this review helpful.

Almost a one star - The Heist review by MB

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10/08/2021

Oh Lordy! If it wasn't for the three main star performances, this would have been a total stinker! As it was, Walken, Freeman and Macy made this 'comedy' just about watchable. The storyline is actually quite good and I love a heist movie, but there are so many holes in their plans and so many naff sub-stories that you'd be better off watching 'Heat' again. The editor should be shot because events occur where you say "hang on a minute, I thought that..."

Not good. 

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