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5.5/10 • 675

2012-04-251h 29m

ComedyCrime

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.

Directors
Michael Hoffman
Writters
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Editors
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Paul Tothill

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Colin Firth

    Colin Firth

    Harry Deane

  2. Cameron Diaz

    Cameron Diaz

    PJ Puznowski

  3. Alan Rickman

    Alan Rickman

    Lionel Shahbandar

  4. Tom Courtenay

    Tom Courtenay

    The Major

  5. Stanley Tucci

    Stanley Tucci

    Martin Zaidenweber

  6. Cloris Leachman

    Cloris Leachman

    Grandma Merle

  7. Alex MacQueen

    Alex MacQueen

    Mr. Dunlop

  8. Joe Berryman

    Joe Berryman

    Gas Station Cashier

  9. Anna Skellern

    Anna Skellern

    Secretary Fiona

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kineticandroid

Jun 21, 2014

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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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
$1,203,942.00
Keywords
dark comedyheistcapercon