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This 1989 film, directed by Sidney Lumet (Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon) brings together three notable actors in a story of generational and familial loyalty and crime. While ultimately a somewhat thin story, the film succeeds in great measure because of its powerful actors, who rise above the implausible casting to play three generations of men (Scottish, Italian, and Jewish) who each in their own way try to deny their roots. Matthew Broderick plays Adam, an MIT scholar who yearns for more excitement from life. He enlists the aid of his grandfather Jesse (Sean Connery)--a tough, lifelong thief--to steal some biological materials
This 1989 film, directed by Sidney Lumet (Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon) brings together three notable actors in a story of generational and familial loyalty and crime. While ultimately a somewhat thin story, the film succeeds in great measure because of its powerful actors, who rise above the implausible casting to play three generations of men (Scottish, Italian, and Jewish) who each in their own way try to deny their roots. Matthew Broderick plays Adam, an MIT scholar who yearns for more excitement from life. He enlists the aid of his grandfather Jesse (Sean Connery)--a tough, lifelong thief--to steal some biological materials for a big payoff. But Adam's father, Vito (Dustin Hoffman), who went straight to get away from Jesse's lifestyle and to provide a stable life for his son, finds himself dragged back into Jesse's criminal world in order to protect Adam. When the heist goes sour, Vito must decide where his true loyalties lie. The whole affair has a light, breezy atmosphere to it, but the performances give this film weight and make it a worthwhile diversion. --Robert Lane
An ageing career criminal and his son, who is currently on the straight and narrow, approach the grandson, who is bright, good-looking, and without a criminal past about a burglary scheme. The grandson is shocked, but not necessarily disinterested. Stars Academy Award(r) winner Sean Connery, Academy Award(r) winner Dustin Hoffman and Matthew Broderick.
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Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Release date: 19 May 2003
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0043396100503 UPC: 043396100503
Tags: Drama (1), Comedy (1), Business (1), Crime (1), Family (1), 1980's (1), Sean Connery (1), Dustin Hoffman (1), R (1), Thief (1), Matthew Broderick (1)
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