Entrapment Details

Few 68-year-old actors would turn down a chance to enjoy old-fashioned heist high jinks with the undeniably beautiful Catherine Zeta-Jones, and here Sean Connery obviously revels in doing just that. The set-up is familiar for anyone who saw the recent Thomas Crown Affair remake — female insurance investigator goes after gentleman thief. And although it suffers in comparison, being a less stylish and intelligent film, this romantic thriller still manages to build plenty of tension with a wry touch of humour, and the robbery scenes are mechanical yet effective.

"...[Ms. Zeta-Jones] plays her role in fresh, headstrong fashion, Mr. Connery has the effortless authority to give the film some ballast, and the unalloyed charisma to make the whole thing look easy..."