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Heist | 
| Director: David Mamet
Actors: Gene Hackman, Rebecca Pidgeon, Danny Devito, Delroy Lindo, Sam Rockwell
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  88 reviews
Sales Rank: 7380
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 109 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: WARD21321D
ISBN: 0790761424
UPC: 085392132126
EAN: 9780790761428
ASIN: B00005UQ9T
Theatrical Release Date: November 9, 2001
Release Date: March 12, 2002
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Product Description
Getting the goods? thats easy. Getting away after the robbery? a veteran thief knows thats always the hard part. Whos going to walk away smiling and whos not going to walk at all? special features: original theatrical trailer: cast/crew film highlights: subtitles in english french and spanish. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 04/03/2007 Starring: Gene Hackman Delroy Lindo Run time: 110 minutes Rating: R Director: David Mamet
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David Mamet's Heist is--not unlike many of his previous films--amusing, manicured, and fraught with an awkward tension. If you've seen The Spanish Prisoner or House of Games, you're by now familiar with the plot-subverting gambit of the double-cross turned triple- and then quadruple-cross. Heist sticks to the formula. Likewise, the quips and laconic wit that adorn what can most accurately be called "Mametspeak" are again on display: "Cute as a pail full of kittens," for instance, and "Everybody needs money; that's why they call it money." What you haven't yet seen in a Mamet film is the magisterial charm of Gene Hackman. In the role of Joe Moore, an aging criminal out for one final score before cashing in, Hackman shows us all (Mamet included) how it's done, embodying tough-but-clever effortlessly. Delroy Lindo, as Joe's partner Bobby, picks up on Hackman's ultra-cool and gives plenty in return. While the script and the remaining cast (Danny Devito, Rebecca Pidgeon, Sam Rockwell) are serviceable, Heist is entirely Hackman's show to steal. --Fionn Meade
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| Customer Reviews: Read 83 more reviews...
 Got it figured out?? Think again!! September 20, 2008
Linda K. Haworth (Shelby, Mt. USA)
This movie has so many twists that you really can't miss any of it, or you will be missing alot!!!
I thoroughly enjoyed it all, and it really kept me guessing.
Gene Hackman was very clever, and surprising at every turn.
Although somewhat violent, if you like a good story, you will love this movie.
Brilliant. Ignore the detractors. They don't get it. July 26, 2008
The Doctor (The TARDIS)
When ratings for this film are averaged, the result is always mediocre. Why? Because people either absolutely love this film, or hate it. Well, if you're head's in the oven and your feet are in the freezer, on average you're quite comfortable (in between). What I find to be the case, however, is that people who do not like this film typically don't get it. Not only do they miss the intricate plot twists, they do not appreciate the world that Mamet is immersing us in. The dialogue in this movie is rife with Raymond Chandleresque simile. "Cute as a pale full of kittens." (Contrast this with Chandler's crack, "Cute as a washtub.")
Mamet loves magic. He loves sleight of hand, and many of his movies have the effect of a magic trick. He uses distraction, just like a magician, and--just like a magician--he does not explain himself. And thank God for that. Mamet actually treats his audience as though their IQ is bigger than their waste line, and far too few filmmakers today are willing to do this. Mamet is able to do so because he funds his own movies by doing rewrites and screenplays for big studios (for instance, he rewrote Ronin under a pseudonym).
This movie rocks, plain and simple. Seeing Gene Hackman--one of the greatest actors in history--in a David Mamet film is quite a sight to behold. Mamet's vintage dialogue, as delivered by Hackman is, well, gold. Mamet regular Ricky Jay almost steals the show as Pinky. Jay, if you don't know, is in real life one of the greatest sleight of hand artists in the world and is also a world-renowned expert on con artists. He can throw a regular playing card into a watermelon from across a large room. He can also hurl words about with equal dexterity.
Yes, I agree with Ebert. The line, "Everybody needs money. That's why they call it money!" is about the funniest line I've ever heard. I also really like the line, "...had he had another bible in front of his face, that man would be alive today." And I LOVE the following exchange:
"I hear you put a lot of milk into it, it lessens the chance of stomach distress."
"I can't be worrying about every little thing."
By the way (spoilers here), Hackman's character did not KNOW that his wife (who is really just a young con man groupie) would leave and double cross him. He was merely prepared for the possibility. This is evidenced in the line, "I wouldn't even tie my shoes without a backup plan."
That is also why he smiles at the end of the film, because he had thought of everything, and finds that satisfying. This has confused some people, including Roger Ebert, who loves this movie. (By the way, take the shoe-tying line together with the exchange quoted above--pretty cool.)
Another point that I agree with Ebert on is that the gun fight in this film is amazing. Why? Because it looks REAL. Variety chastised this film because the gun fight wasn't "stylized enough." That means, "didn't look fake enough." I much prefer this, or the gun fight in Copland, to any music video-looking nonsense, as in Shoot' Em Up or any of John Woo's "bullet ballets." Do yourself a favor and watch Heist, more than once or twice. It's better than The Spanish Prisoner, and in my opinion, is even better than House of Games.
 Very good con fidence movie. April 21, 2008
Fred L. Porter (Mesqutie,NV USA)
This one of my all time greats.The twists and turns will keep you guessing.The ending is awesome.
A good one.. January 25, 2008
T. Henn (Lebanon, Ohio)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this movie because I only saw the ending while staying in a motel during a recent trip. I was going to rent it to see the WHOLE movie instead of just the ending, but the price was so good to buy that I didn't bother renting it. I like pretty nearly all of the Gene Hackman movies.
This is one of those movies that you are always a little bit behind because the plot has lots of twists and turns in it. Kind of like the old Mission Impossible TV series episodes. Lots of action, but a good story too.
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