Honestly,
I had been dying to watch this movie for a few months
up to the Ukrainian premiere in March. I'm definetely not a
huge lightweight comedy fan but could you resist the all-star cast
including Colin Firth and Alan Rickman themselves? And did I mention
that an American movie takes part in London? Although there were a
lot of dissaproving reviews standing on my way to the cinema but I
did my best not to be judjful and give
«GAMBIT» a proper credit.
«GAMBIT»
is a 1966 classical comedy remake and having the Coen brothers names
as scriptwriters didn't serve any good. Firstly, because we simply
expected a grippring, intricated and highly amusing plot from the
criminal blockbusters masters. It surely isn't either groung-breaking
or superwitty but it does have a certain charm and a huge amount of
laughable moments. The mediocrity of the story was saved from sinking
by an extremely strong cast. I never considered Cameron Diaz to be
very gifted — her dramatic type always remains the same, yet in a
curious way she is perfect for PJ Puznowski, a Texas cowgirl living
in a trailer. Cameron here is absolutely convincing, funny and deadly
charismatic.
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Colin
Firth plays a neurotic wimp Harry Dean who is a fine arts expert
constantly frustrated by his abusive boss (Alan Rickman). He is
absolutely stunning in his character's awkwardness and failure. Tired
of being a trifle Harry makes up a plan of selling a fake Monet to his
boss Lionel Shahbandar who happens to be a passionate art collector.
Rickman's character here is gross, twisted villain and no one dares
to doubt his filling the bill. By the way, the Gambit, a fictional
comic book character which as a mutant has an ability to operate a
pure kinetic energy portrays Lionel Shahbandar, a powerful mass media
magnate.The voluntary participants in a crime are miss Puznowski and
a retired major also known as a very skillful artist. The
calculations were crafty but did you really believe it could go
seamlessly?What happens next is a mixture of sharp British humour,
wordplay and situational comedy, some corny-flavoured moments and a
naked Alan Rickman scene before the curtain falls.
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