Review: Gambit

Review: Gambit

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      This movie is a remake of the 1966 film 'Gambit’. It’s a nice movie, which includes a talented cast that lifts it up, but by no means is 'Gambit' a great movie.

"Cameron Diaz".

"Colin Firth".

      'Gambit' talks about 'Harry Dean'(Colin Firth), who is planning to revenge his abusive and evil boss 'Lord Lionel Shabandar'(Alan Rickman). To do that, he and his accomplice 'The Major'(Tom Courtenay) decide to search for a woman, 'PJ Puznowski'(Cameron Diaz) an unpredictable woman, to convince 'Lord Lionel' to buy a fake Monet Painting called 'Haystacks at Dawn'. There also 'Zaidenweber'(Stanley Tucci), an expert in recognizing fake paintings, as well as the grandma (Cloris Leachman) of 'PJ'.

"Colin Firth" and "Tom Courtenay".

"Alan Rickman".

      This reboot, if we can call it that, cannot be compared to the first one, mainly since I haven't watched the original, due to the fact that I can't find it. So this review is solely based on watching this one. And to be honest this movie was really average. If I hadn't seen the trailer before watching 'Safe Haven' in the theatre and been up to date with movie news, I would have probably never heard of it. It was poorly marketed, and I think they were right, since nothing in this movie was new.

      I think the movie's story is nice, yet not completely innovative. Maybe at the time the original movie came out it was. But today it is certainly has nothing that 'brings something new to the table'. The writers could have added new material to the movie to make it that more interesting. The director "Michael Hoffman" did a good job. In my opinion his directing made this movie enjoyable to watch. And the music, which was provided by "Rolfe Kent", was nice and gave the movie an extra push that it needed.

"Colin Firth" and Cameron Diaz".

"Tom Courtenay".

      The opening scene put you directly into the heart of the movie and what is going on. And from here until the moment 'PJ' arrived to London, I thought that the story telling was a little bit too fast. I loved how they showed us what 'Harry' thought the operation would go like in his mind, and then showing us what really happened. But I think this point was a little bit uneven. The way he thought the operation would go was done a little bit fast and rushed, while what actually will occur was a little bit too long. The ending was in some way unexpected.

"Alam Rickman" and "Cameron Diaz".

"Stanley Tucci".

      For me it was an unusual choice for Oscar winner "Colin Firth". Seeing him the 'The King's Speech' and then in this movie, one would wonder what he was thinking. But he actually did a really good job. "Cameron Diaz" also did a good job, but it is certain that this performance wasn't her best at all. And seeing "Diaz" with this accent was a little bit strange, but she rocked it. And of course, the chemistry between "Firth" and "Diaz" was one of the good things in the movie. "Alan Rickman" was a nice choice to play 'Lord Lionel'. "Tom Courtenay"'s character could have been used much more, in the middle of the movie it was like he disappeared. Finally, it is always nice to see "Stanley Tucci" and "Cloris Leachman" in comedic roles, even though they were also not used well.

      In the end, it is always nice to watch a comedy movie. And this one is a nice and watchable movie. But if you are expecting a hilariously funny, well I am sorry to tell you that you will be disappointed.

"Gambit".

-"Gambit" Info:
-Starring: Colin Firth, Cameron Diaz, Alan Rickman, Tom Courtenay, Stanley Tucci, and Cloris Leachman.
-Studio(s): Momentum Pictures, FilmNation Entertainment, and CBS Films.
-Directed by: Michael Hoffman.
-Written by: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen.
-Music by: Rolfe Kent.
-Running Time: 89 minutes.
-Budget: N/A.
-Box Office: Domestic(US): N/A.
                      Foreign: $ 1,104,623.
-Ratings: -IMdb: 5.4/10.
              -Rotten Tomatoes: 14%.
              -Metacritic: N/A.

              -PERSONAL RATING: 5.6/10.

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