Masterminds is a 2016 American heist comedy film based on the 1997 Loomis Fargo Robbery in North Carolina. Directed by Jared Hess and written by Chris Bowman, Hubbel Palmer and Emily Spivey, the film stars Zach Galifianakis, Owen Wilson, Kristen Wiig and Jason Sudeikis.
Movie Details :
- Directed by : Jared Hess
- Produced by : John Goldwyn, Lorne Michaels
- Written by : Chris Bowman, Hubbel Palmer, Emily Spivey
- Starring : Zach Galifianakis, Owen Wilson, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, Jason Sudeikis
- Music by : Geoff Zanelli
- Cinematography : Erik Wilson
- Edited by : Keith Brachmann, David Rennie
- Production company : Michaels-Goldwyn, Relativity Media
- Distributed by : Relativity Media
Plot :
David Ghantt (Zach Galifianakis) is stuck in the monotony of driving an armored truck day in and day out, so when his work crush lures him into the heist of a lifetime, David’s all in. Despite a pack of harebrained bandits and an absurdly flawed plan, David manages to steal $17 million, and promptly hands it over to the gang — who just as promptly double-cross him. Forced to go on the lam, David must dodge the authorities and a hit man, and try to turn the tables on his untrustworthy comrades.
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Masterminds Movie Review :
Masterminds (2016) Movie Review By Variety
It’s this improv-ready ensemble’s wit and Galifianakis’ own gift for physical humor that account for most of the laugh-out-loud moments, heightened by silly flourishes so eccentric…they could only be found in a Jared Hess movie.
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Masterminds (2016) Movie Review By The Guardian
Masterminds is a bit of an interesting case study, as it is basically a Coen brothers film but put through a mechanism that removes all the wit, visual style or excitement. In its place are tortuously dull set-pieces, rambling dialogue and banal stagings.
Rating : 1/5
Masterminds (2016) Movie Review By The Hollywood Reporter
At its playful best, the screenplay by Chris Bowman, Hubbel Palmer and Emily Spivey sends up crime-movie clichés with a light touch, and Hess shows uncharacteristic restraint in letting those moments play out without reaching for punchlines.
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Masterminds (2016) Movie Review By Empire
The film strains in two different directions, half trying to stay true to its based-on-fact roots, half wanting to ditch all that and become a ridiculous farce.
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Rating : 2/5
Masterminds (2016) Movie Review By New York Daily News
This movie was made by a bunch of hired guns who had their hearts elsewhere. Masterminds does center around a heist — one committed on ticket buyers.
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Rating : 1/5
Masterminds (2016) Hollywood Movie Review
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