Directed by Peter Hewitt Starring: Christopher Walken, Morgan Freeman, William H. Macy, Marcia Gay Harden.Comedy.Synopsis: Three security guards at an art museum plan the theft of a painting that is going to be sold to a gallery in Denmark.
This is a cute one, good for some laughs from some actors not ordinarily known for their comedic abilities, though they should be. Christopher Walken (King of New York) is a security guard at an art house who is, no other way to say it, in love with and completely mesmerized by a painting of a woman standing by the shore. His imagination is much more active than his actual life, which tends to the dull side.
He's got a loving but extremely talkative wife (Marcia Gay Harden Mystic River) who, frankly, kind of wears on him from time to time with her incessant talk about their upcoming, but unscheduled, vacation to Florida.
Against this backdrop, he finds out that his beloved painting is about to be sold to a gallery in Europe. He's devastated, but there doesn't seem to be anything to do until he sees another similarly situated security guard (Morgan Freeman Glory) sobbing in front of a portrait. Turns out they are kindred spirits and, before you know it, they are making plans to heist the painting and replace it with a dupe. Trouble is, they don't know quite how to do that, so they enlist the help of-you guessed it-another part time security guard (William H. Macy Air ForceOne ) - who they have the goods on. Seems he likes to sneak into the gallery from time to time and, uhh, spend some time with one of the statues.
These three team up together and, at times, make the Three Stooges look like a sleek operation. You've heard of "has beens"? These three are "never weres". Their devotion to keeping their beloved portrait and their understated incompetence in carrying out their plan is the crux of the movie and it works well. Walken is simply hilarious. I've always thought he could be funny (who can forget his part in Pulp Fiction?) , but here he is worth giggles in almost every scene, loud laughs in the others. Freeman, too, is very funny and its interesting to see him playing a character who is not always solid as a rock. Macy is wonderful and his character is so ridiculous you can't help but laugh.
I have to say I was surprised at Harden (The Hoax), I could not really picture her in s comedic role but, I have to say, she holds her own in her scenes with Walken and Freeman and she is good for some humor and the itty bitty bit of romance you have in the film.
Maiden Heist is nothing special or especially memorable, but it is a good flick to invest a couple of hours in and have some laughs. Nothing wrong with that.
This is a cute one, good for some laughs from some actors not ordinarily known for their comedic abilities, though they should be. Christopher Walken (King of New York) is a security guard at an art house who is, no other way to say it, in love with and completely mesmerized by a painting of a woman standing by the shore. His imagination is much more active than his actual life, which tends to the dull side.
He's got a loving but extremely talkative wife (Marcia Gay Harden Mystic River) who, frankly, kind of wears on him from time to time with her incessant talk about their upcoming, but unscheduled, vacation to Florida.
Against this backdrop, he finds out that his beloved painting is about to be sold to a gallery in Europe. He's devastated, but there doesn't seem to be anything to do until he sees another similarly situated security guard (Morgan Freeman Glory) sobbing in front of a portrait. Turns out they are kindred spirits and, before you know it, they are making plans to heist the painting and replace it with a dupe. Trouble is, they don't know quite how to do that, so they enlist the help of-you guessed it-another part time security guard (William H. Macy Air ForceOne ) - who they have the goods on. Seems he likes to sneak into the gallery from time to time and, uhh, spend some time with one of the statues.
These three team up together and, at times, make the Three Stooges look like a sleek operation. You've heard of "has beens"? These three are "never weres". Their devotion to keeping their beloved portrait and their understated incompetence in carrying out their plan is the crux of the movie and it works well. Walken is simply hilarious. I've always thought he could be funny (who can forget his part in Pulp Fiction?) , but here he is worth giggles in almost every scene, loud laughs in the others. Freeman, too, is very funny and its interesting to see him playing a character who is not always solid as a rock. Macy is wonderful and his character is so ridiculous you can't help but laugh.
I have to say I was surprised at Harden (The Hoax), I could not really picture her in s comedic role but, I have to say, she holds her own in her scenes with Walken and Freeman and she is good for some humor and the itty bitty bit of romance you have in the film.
Maiden Heist is nothing special or especially memorable, but it is a good flick to invest a couple of hours in and have some laughs. Nothing wrong with that.
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