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      Rough Cut

      PG Released Jun 20, 1980 1h 52m Romance Comedy List
      Reviews 12% 50+ Ratings Audience Score A jewel thief (Burt Reynolds) humors a chic kleptomaniac (Lesley-Anne Down) planted by a Scotland Yard inspector (David Niven) to lure him into a trap. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Aug 08 Buy Now

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      Audience Member Almost 20 years before Catherine Zeta Jones played a woman out to catch gentleman jewel thief Sean Connery in the Hollywood blockbuster "Entrapment," the same scenario was played out by Lesley Anne-Down and Burt Reynolds - well, almost the same. This more low key affair, though no less enjoyable, is the type of caper that Cary Grant might have played 20 years earlier and indeed Reynolds gives a serviceable impression of Grant within the opening minutes of the movie that Down disses by referring to it as a "Tony Curtis doing Cary Grant." I have a soft spot for heist movies, through from the 1960s with its "Italian Job" and "Oceans 11" through the 1970s with films such as "11 Harrowhouse" and "Diamonds" right up to the last decade with the aforementioned "Entrapment" and remakes of both "The Italian Job" and "Ocean's 11." I think part of the fascination is in the sheer audacity and genius that the criminals put into their schemes, its part of what makes the "Mission Impossible" movies so entertaining. So, what about this movie? In it, Reynolds plays American gentleman jewel thief Jack Rhodes who is being doggedly pursued by Scotland Yard Inspector Cyril Willis (played wonderfully by David Niven - who himself is no stranger to gentleman jewel thief's having played one in the original "Pink Panther"). In an effort to nab Rhodes before his impending retirement Niven's character Willis blackmails English socialite and kleptomaniac Gillian Bromley (played by the incredibly sexy Lesley Anne-Down of "Sphinx" and "Great Train Robbery" fame) in a plot to catch Rhodes in the act. Willis has the reluctant Gillian feed Rhodes information on an upcoming $30 million diamond transfer from London to Antwerp intending to lie in wait of Rhodes. With an entertaining cast of characters from a Nazi pilot to an African-American air traffic controller, Joss Ackland as a Dutch police inspector and even Pierce Brosnan's then-wife the late Casandra Harris as a flighty partygoer, this movie fairly zips along. And, as with all good heist movies, there's a wicked twist at the end that caught me so of guard that I was reaching for the rewind button seconds after it happened. Yes, this movie really does satisfy. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Burt Reynolds career has a list of some really woeful films and good ones. This one is one to forget, which I just did. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Great Burt, and Duke Ellington's music. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Rough Cut is a Burt Reynolds movie I've never heard of & after watching it I can see why, It was terrible.I think I lost interest in the 1st 20 minutes of this movie & it's weird cause I usually either like Burt's movies or can at least watch them Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Michael Blowen Boston Globe The key to caper films is to stay one step ahead of the viewer. Each twist should be surprisingly logical. But the twists in Rough Cut come with a map and a tour guide. You know exactly where you're going before you get there. Apr 28, 2018 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times It's fun, it's slick and it's carefully put together, but it's more of an exercise than an accomplishment. Rated: 2.5/4 Oct 23, 2004 Full Review Diego Galán El Pais (Spain) The movie cannot overcome the tone of a childish comic book. [Full Review in Spanish] Aug 20, 2019 Full Review Lori Hoffman Atlantic City Weekly Rated: 2/5 Aug 17, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis A jewel thief (Burt Reynolds) humors a chic kleptomaniac (Lesley-Anne Down) planted by a Scotland Yard inspector (David Niven) to lure him into a trap.
      Director
      Don Siegel
      Distributor
      American Broadcasting Company
      Rating
      PG
      Genre
      Romance, Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jun 20, 1980, Limited
      Runtime
      1h 52m
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