Plunkett & Macleane (1999)

Posted : 1 year, 5 months ago at Jun 9 4:45

A modern take on the Highwayman robbery movies of old. Set in 18th Century England, the movie introduces us to Maclean, a drunkard gentleman who has fallen on hard times, and Plunkett, a bankrupt apothecary who wants to go to America and start a new life. They decide to join forces and rob the rich, soon capturing the imagination of society as well as the attention of authorities. Plunkett and Macleane's concept is a good and interesting one but the execution is such a let down. I won't deny that it's a pretty movie - the costumes and sets are all so lovely. Robert Carlyle and Jonny Lee Miller do decent enough job with the less that great material that they were given though Alan Cumming as the outlandish Earl of Rochester is just fantastic and completely steals the show with his one-li...Read more