Masterminds – ABC Film Challenge – Comedy – M – Masterminds – Movie Review
Director: Jared Hess
Writer: Chris Bowman, Hubbel Palmer, Emily Spivey (Screenplay)
Cast
- Zach Galifianakis (The Hangover)
- Kristen Wiig (Bridesmaids)
- Owen Wilson (Shanghai Noon)
- Ross Kimball
- Jason Sudeikis (The Hangover)
Plot: A guard at an armored car company in the Southern U.S. organizes one of the biggest bank heists in American history. Based on the October 1997 Loomis Fargo robbery.
Runtime: 1 Hour 35 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Masterminds starts when armoured car company driver David (Galifianakis) is starting to get tired of his everyday routine. His former partner Kelly (Wiig) offers him a chance to rob his work, along with Kelly’s friends Steve (Wilson) a petty thief.
As David agrees, he prepares for the operation he finds himself becoming the pawn in the bigger game. After the job is complete, it isn’t the end of everything David has been through.
Verdict on Masterminds
Masterminds is a biographical crime comedy that follows a career criminal that seduces an armoured car driver to do a massive heist from his work. It follows the different lives that come together to make things happen, as the two criminal sides are highlighted.
This is shown to be a story that is negative, with how the characters come together, playing into the fact they aren’t the smartest. It shows how easily it gets completed and how things can spiral out of control. The performances play into the comedic actor’s strength, even if the comedy doesn’t always hit home.
Final Thoughts – Masterminds is a slow-moving comedy heist that doesn’t click as well as it should.