Kidnapping Freddy Heineken

Anthony Hopkins may be the class act of this true-crime story as the famous kidnap victim who was deemed worthy of the country's largest ever ransom haul, but this really is an insipid affair. Set in Amsterdam in the early 1980s, the film follows an oddly coiffured Jim Sturgess (looking more 1970s than 80s) and the gang he assembles to snatch the titular tycoon - boss of the Heineken beer business. But, as with most best-laid plans, cracks emerge and the success of their seemingly perfect scheme is soon hanging in the balance. Trouble is, you'd probably find more suspense and tension in a by-the-numbers TV adaptation and the characterisations are emaciated, with the exception of Sam Worthington's hothead heavy and Hopkins himself, although he's barely on screen at all. Like a pint that's been left to stand, it soon goes flat.