Flawless (2007)

In 1960s London, an elderly janitor convinces a glass-ceiling constrained executive to help him steal a handful of diamonds from their employer, the London Diamond Corporation.

Director:

Michael Radford

Writer:

Edward Anderson

Stars:

Demi Moore, Michael Caine, Lambert Wilson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Demi Moore	...	Laura
Michael Caine	...	Hobbs
Lambert Wilson	...	Finch
Nathaniel Parker	...	Ollie
Shaughan Seymour	...	Eaton
Nicholas Jones	...	Jameson
David Barrass	...	Fenton
Joss Ackland	...	MKA
Silas Carson	...	Reece
Derren Nesbitt	...	Sinclair
Rosalind March	...	Penelope
Kevan Willis	...	Lewis
Stanley Townsend	...	Henry
Jonathan Aris	...	Boyle
Ben Righton	...	Bryan

Storyline

London, 1960. Laura Quinn is the lone female executive at London Diamond Corporation. She is frustrated as her talents are rarely acknowledged and her less-experienced male co-workers are promoted ahead of her. She is shocked, but intrigued, when the mild-mannered night janitor, Mr. Hobbs, approaches her with a daring but simple plan to steal a handful of diamonds from the vault. Laura agrees to help, but she is soon in over her head. And it is not long before insurance investigator Mr. Finch has his eyes on her.

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Plot Keywords:

diamond | vault | diamond theft | heist | leaving flowers on a grave | 

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Taglines:

He had a scheme. She had a motive.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for brief strong language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Branko Tomovic auditioned for the part of Vladimir Dmitriev.

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Goofs

When an insurer pays a loss claim the insurer receives title to the lost item. The insured accepts the item's value in cash in place of the item, and in turn transfer title to the insurer. The insurer, effect, the "purchases" the lost item, so if the item is later recovered it belong to the insurer. Although Hobbs's goal was to ruin Sinclair, as soon as the diamonds were recovered Sinclair would have been made whole again, foiling Hobbs's intention.

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Quotes

Mr. Hobbs: May I give you some advice, Miss Quinn?
Laura Quinn: Well, you are the one holding the gun.
Mr. Hobbs: Life is for living. It's there for the taking. Grant yourself no regrets.

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Connections

Features The League of Gentlemen (1960)

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Soundtracks

The Blue Danube Waltz
Composed by Johann Strauss (as Johann Strauss)
Recorded by the Luxembourg String Quartet

User Reviews

Nice Retro Caper movie

Flawless is a charming, tense, and nicely executed caper movie.

I had absolutely no idea how the robbery was done until the revelation: and, like most of us, I have watched enough heist movies to quickly go "Yup, got it!", more often than not, but not here.

Excellent understated performances from Demi Moore and Michael Caine, especially in the small facial gestures when stressed and so on. The settings etc; all add to a nice retro feel. You really get a sense that they tried hard to build the 1960s into this - very buttoned-down, very regimented, a very male world.

One of the major attractions for us was that the sense of pace builds slowly - and compared to the Bank Job I have to say this is the better movie.

All in all a clever, entertaining film, with a good script and very nice central performances, and even a human message.

Definitely recommended

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK Luxembourg

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 March 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Flawless

Filming Locations:

Throgmorton St, London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$181,910, 30 March 2008

Gross USA:

$1,200,234

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$6,819,587

Company Credits

Production Co:

Magnolia Pictures, Pierce/Williams Entertainment, Hyde Park International

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1