Directed by:
Frank OzCinematography:
Rob HahnComposer:
Howard ShoreCast:
Marlon Brando, Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, Angela Bassett, Gary Farmer, Jamie Harrold, Paul Soles, Andrew W. Walker, Serge Houde, Mark Camacho (more)VOD (4)
Plots(1)
Nick Wells is ready to retire from crime. He'll settle down with his girlfriend Diane and focus on running his legitimate business: a Montreal jazz club. But Max, his fence, friend and financial partner, has other plans for him. Persuading Nick to violate two of his most important rules- always work alone and never operate in the city where you live -Max teams him up with Jack Teller. A young, aggressive and talented thief, Jack needs Nick's safe-cracking talents to make his first big score: a prize worth millions locked behind the walls of Montreal's Custom's House. It's a volatile combination in which egos clash and sparks fly, but the thrill of the heist has a grip on all three men, who won't give up no matter what the risk. (Kino Lorber)
(more)Reviews (2)
The Score is an intelligent and well-acted thriller, but it’s screenplay is lifeless.
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To me, The Score feels like a light mix of Heat (certain plot elements, dialogues), The Italian Job (similar formal stylization), and a bit of Ocean's Eleven (show-off). Everything is kept running quite solidly thanks to the competent work of Frank Oz, with the assistance of Robert De Niro, his hand in the film is very noticeable, and he brings the necessary dose of at least partial realism and believability to the heist. Don't expect any big explosions and carnage like Roland Emmerich or Michael Bay, but rather a more intimate story with cleverly staged heist scenes, where the technical tricks used by the main characters will captivate you the most.
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