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Written and directed by David Mamet, HEIST is a crime thriller that follows aging master thief Joe Moore (Gene Hackman) as he plans one last robbery before literally sailing off into the sunset. What seems like the perfect heist gets complicated, however, when Joe's "business" partner, Bergman (Danny DeVito), insists that his .. Read more

Starring Gene Hackman, Danny De Vito, Delroy Lindo, Sam Rockwell
Director David Mamet
Genres Drama

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Written and directed by David Mamet, HEIST is a crime thriller that follows aging master thief Joe Moore (Gene Hackman) as he plans one last robbery before literally sailing off into the sunset. What seems like the perfect heist gets complicated, however, when Joe's "business" partner, Bergman (Danny DeVito), insists that his shifty nephew, Jimmy Silk (Sam Rockwell), join the crew--consisting of Joe's young wife, Fran (Rebecca Pidgeon), and longtime associates Bobby Blane (Delroy Lindo) and Don "Pinky" Pincus (Ricky Jay). A tense battle of wits and wills ensues, leading to plenty of twists and turns before the grand finale.
HEIST works wonderfully as a fast-paced, slight-of-hand caper flick. By focusing on dialogue over violence, Mamet allows his excellent script and remarkable cast to shine. Hackman (who seems incapable of giving a bad performance) and Lindo are particularly outstanding and carry the film as deftly as their characters plot their crime. Although the one-last-robbery tale has been told hundreds of times before, it's rarely been told better than this.

Starring Gene Hackman, Danny De Vito, Delroy Lindo, Sam Rockwell, Rebecca Pidgeon, Ricky Jay
Director David Mamet
Studio WARNER HOME VIDEO
Run time DVD: 1 hr 50 mins
Certificate DVD Certificate 15.gif
Collections 100 Cops & Robbers
Genres Drama
Language English
Released DVD: 27 May 2002
Production year: 2001
Format DVD

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  • 4 stars out of 5

    After the lightweight Hollywood satire State and Main, writer/director David Mamet cranks up the suspense with his crack at a genre picture: the one-last-job heist. Gene Hackman is the boat-building master thief planning retirement with moll Rebecca Pidgeon while his method of escape waits in the harbour. Typically, caper organiser Danny DeVito foists nervy nephew Sam Rockwell on Hackman's regular crew and the seemingly infinite double-crosses start rolling from there. As ever, Mamet's overcooked dialogue crackles, especially when delivered by Hackman, DeVito and fellow thief Delroy Lindo, and his eye for plot detail is acute. If there is a weak link in this otherwise gripping, intelligent and patient tale, it's the climactic shoot-out where a more skilful action director than Mamet was required. Prime stuff, if easier to second guess than the superior Spanish Prisoner.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

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  • 4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star

    Deja Vu

    When one member of an ice-cool gang gets recognised while on a job their future plans are thrown into disarray. They, however, decide to carry out a further job but their ‘fence’ (Danny DeVito) sends someone along as security.

    While Gene Hackman pulls off yet another fine portrayal as the gang’s leader, watching ‘Heist’ is a bit of a matter of seen it all before. Sam Rockwell is not given the script to work with and so is nowhere as good as he is in ‘Welcome To Collinwood’.

    The twists and turns can not make up for a severe case of deja vu. ‘Heist’ has a yacht in it which made it a wee bit more interesting for this reviewer! Run of the mill.

      • AndyMoore from Isle of Wight
      • Posted 16 Dec 2003 15:58

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  • 4 out of 5 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Expertly helmed and scripted serpentine twisted neo noir flick

    Expertly helmed and scripted serpentine twisted neo noir flick with aging career criminal Hackman coerced into one final gig before retirement with the usual double and triple crosses along the way. Excellent cast pulls off the tricky dialogue and machinations at hand especially DeVito at his scummiest, Lindo at his canniest and Rockwell at his oiliest; all delivering the goods.

      • A customer from Canterbury, Kent
      • Posted 17 Jul 2004 09:37

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