No Sudden Move won’t win any new converts to the heist genre, but for those of us that love a gangster movie, it’s a worthy addition to a bulging canon. By the way, there is a fair amount of tense moments in the movie, some are competently gradually built-up for and others come in in a sudden influx. That being said, it truly is a wonderful cast, and the real joy comes simply from seeing them all interact with each other. No Sudden Move is also immersed in film-noir flair, with a surfeit of low-angle and Dutch-angle shots, emphasizing power and vulnerability, and conveying a sense of tension, respectively. Here, too often I had to pause to catch up with who was screwing over who. The beauty of the Ocean’s movies is that Soderbergh held the audiences’ hand throughout the more complicated moments, often stopping to explain and revel in the unexpected moments. For all it’s twists and turns and sharp dialogue, for all its wonderful acting from a truly A list cast, No Sudden Move is too clever for its own good. Elsewhere, a starry ensemble cast is rounded off by an uncredited Matt Damon, having a ball as an arrogant automobile executive, Jon Hamm as an unscrupulous detective and Ray Liotta as an aging mob boss. Alongside Russo are fellow shady characters Curt (Don Cheadle) and Charley (Kieran Culkin), Matt Hertz (David Harbour), the beleaguered family man tasked with recovering the paper from the safe of his boss and an unrecognisable Brendan Fraser playing Jones – the guy who pulls it all together. And as with The Usual Suspects, we have Benicio Del Toro playing one of the leads – this time as Ronald Russo, one of the crooks hired to recover a piece of paper with unknown power. Synopsis: Set in 1954 in Detroit, No Sudden Move centers on a group of small-time criminals who are hired to steal what they think is a simple document. Indeed, some of his original Ocean’s 11 return here, alongside a whole new set of gangsters…Īs with classic of the genre The Usual Suspects, a rag tag group of criminals are assembled by an unknown mastermind in order to carry out a mysterious plot. No Sudden Move is a film directed by Steven Soderbergh with Don Cheadle, Benicio del Toro, David Harbour, Jon Hamm. Having revitalised the genre with his rightfully lauded Ocean’s movies, Soderbergh has dipped his toe back in to the heist movie waters a couple of times since, but No Sudden Move is the first time he has made a film that could be a spiritual sequel to his previous work. If there is any director who knows how to make a heist movie, it’s Steven Soderbergh. Jones goes off to wait for the package’s delivery, and the other three men have to rob a family for a document. The ensuing robbery is one of the best scenes in the movie. ‘The problem is you’re not smart enough to know how not smart you are…’ Curt (Cheadle), Russo (Del Toro), and Charley (Kieran Culkin) are hired for a small-time robbery by Doug Jones (Brendan Fraser). Set in 1955 Detroit, No Sudden Move centers on a group of small-time criminals who are hired to steal what they think is a simple document.
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