Clooney plays the comic.

A petty thief plots the perfect heist of a safe in a disused warehouse in Collinwood, a working class neighbourhood in Cleveland.

But when he ends up in jail before he can do the job, his girlfriend reluctantly puts together a motley crew to complete the heist including an amateur boxer (Rockwell), a struggling single father (Macy), and adoring family man Leon (Washington).

But even with the help of safecracker Jerzy (Clooney), the team soon realises the plan will require plenty of courage and daring - qualities they all lack.

Welcome to Collinwood is a comic caper written and directed by Anthony and Joe Russo. The belly laughs reach hysteria during the heist sequence, during which the gang have to break through a wall to reach the loot.

The film is rich in witty dialogue and the conversations between the characters crackle with quotable one-liners.

The cast appear to be having a ball stumbling from one disaster to the next, shepherded every step of the way by Clooney's wheelchair-bound expert who adopts all sorts of disguises to avoid alerting the police to his underhand activities.

Welcome to Collinwood is a film you warm to, despite its faults.