Foolproof

Name: Foolproof
Director: William Phillips
Genre: Comedy, Thriller, Crime/detective, Action
Released: 2003
Duration: 1 h 29 min
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Kristin Booth, Joris Jarsky, David Suchet

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Comedy
Thriller

2003
William Phillips
89 mins
15

Summary

Caper starring Ryan Reynolds and Kristin Booth. Kevin and his friends Samantha and Leo enjoy devising foolproof heists, but they never actually act on their schemes. However, when a notorious thief steals their plan to rob a jewellers and actually carries out the job, the trio find themselves blackmailed into helping him plan an even more ambitious crime.

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Review

A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Sloan Freer

Ryan Reynolds heads the cast in this perky Canadian crime caper about three friends who get a kick out of planning foolproof robberies that they never actually commit. But their elaborate hobby puts them in a predictable yet entertaining pickle, when David Suchet's ruthless gangster blackmails them into doing a $20 million bond heist for real. Verve replaces originality as the derivative events unfold, with good dialogue and fun performances compensating for uneven characterisation and an increasing mass of plot holes. The central trio plays off each other well, though it's Suchet who ultimately steals the show - and gives the simple storyline bite - in a menacing turn reminiscent of Ben Kingsley in Sexy Beast.

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6.4/10