Entrapment
First screened in March 2018
Director: Jon Amiel. Cast: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Sean Connery, Will Patton, Ving Rhames, Maury Chaykin, Kevin McNally, Terry O'Neill, Madhav Sharma, David Yip, Tim Potter, Eric Meyers, Aaron Swartz, William Marsh, Tony Xu, Rolf Saxon, Tom Clarke Hill, David Howard. Screenplay: Ron Bass and William Broyles, Jr. (based on a screen story by Ron Bass and Michael Hertzberg).

Twitter Capsule: Far from novel but manages to sneak up on you; the set-pieces and the bond between the leads keep improving as it goes.

VOR:   A decently well-oiled machine; that doesn't mean it's anything new. Could have been, if they'd kept Angela Bassett in the lead, but you know Hollywood...



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Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B–


Awards:
European Film Awards: People's Choice: Best European Actress (Zeta-Jones); People's Choice: Best European Actor (Connery)

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