Heist.Heist (Warner Brothers Warner Brothers (b. Eichelbaums) movie executives; Harry (Morris) (1881–1958), born in Krasnashiltz, Poland; Albert (1884–1967), born in Baltimore, Md.; Samuel (1887–1927), born in Baltimore, Md. , 2001). Gene Hackman is the gentleman thief In the Victorian vernacular, a gentleman thief is a particularly well-behaving and apparently well bred thief. A "gentleman" is usually, but not always, a man with an inherited title of nobility and inherited wealth, who need not work for a living. and slick mastermind in David Mamet's foray into Verb 1. foray into - enter someone else's territory and take spoils; "The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly" raid encroach upon, intrude on, obtrude upon, invade - to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate; "This new colleague invades my the caper caper, common name for members of the Capparidaceae, a family of tropical plants found chiefly in the Old World and closely related to the family Cruciferae (mustard family). genre. Mamet long ago perfected the stiletto staccato literate criminals should use when firing insults at one another, and his screenplays are always layered with the intrigue and betrayal that makes the ground under a heist so deliciously unsteady. This time out Mamet has set Hackman and associates against a double or triple-dealing fence (Danny DeVito) who's also playing three or four moves ahead. The only question is who pulls the last ace, or cross. *** 1/2 |
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