A hot coup

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Movie
German title A hot coup
Original title Where the Money Is
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2000
length 88 minutes
Age rating FSK 6
Rod
Director Marek Kanievska
script E. Max Frye
toppers Lilies
Carroll Cartwright
production Chris Dorr
Ridley Scott
Charles Weinstock
Chris Zarpas
music Mark Isham
camera Thomas Burstyn
cut Garth Craven
Samuel Craven
Dan Lebental
occupation

A hot coup (Original title: Where the Money Is ) is an American crime comedy from 2000 . Directed by Marek Kanievska , the screenplay was written by E. Max Frye , Topper Lilien and Carroll Cartwright .

action

Imprisoned bank robber Henry Manning fakes a stroke, after which he is transferred to a nursing home. There he runs into the nurse Carol MacKay, who sees through Manning's cover. Carol, who has been married to Wayne since high school and is bored, is intrigued by Henry. After she unmasked Henry, he tells her how he spent a long time preparing to play the stroke patient. First, Carol persuades the convict to do another bank robbery and can also get her husband Wayne to join the company. You rob a money transporter, tie up the driver and, disguised as a driver, collect the money from the customer. The coup succeeds. Wayne takes the money home to count. Carol brings Henry back to the hospital, where he continues to play the sick man.

However, when Henry is unexpectedly about to be transferred to a prison hospital, Carol decides not to allow it. She raids the ambulance and escapes with Henry to Wayne. Forewarned, however, this informed the police and betrayed Carol and Henry. When the police circles around the house, Carol decides not to surrender. Wayne leaves the house and is arrested by the police.

Henry escapes in a car and thus draws the attention of the police, so that Carol can escape unnoticed with the looted money. After a rapid drive in the car, Henry's car can be seen falling into a river. The car goes down. Wayne is horrified. But the last scene shows Carol with Henry in a jewelry store. While Carol distracts the jeweler, Henry plays the sick again and gazes at the glittering jewelery displays from his wheelchair ...

Reviews

Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times of April 14, 2000 that the plot was nonsensical, which would offset the portrayals of the "confident" Paul Newman and the "calm" Linda Fiorentino. The film has a "slightly smarter plot" than Diamonds with Kirk Douglas , much more intelligent dialogues and offers the actors involved opportunities to show their human qualities. After watching it, you want to see Paul Newman in another movie - after watching Diamonds you don't want to see a movie for a long time.

The lexicon of international films wrote that the film was a "cautiously staged crime comedy about two people who want to escape their everyday situations" . He is "neither particularly exciting nor overly humorous" and offers "primarily excellent acting performances" .

Cinema magazine wrote that Paul Newman landed "a passable hit" with this film . The director relies "fully on the charisma of his main actors" , which brings a good result. Linda Fiorentino plays “brilliantly” .

backgrounds

The film was shot in Montreal . Its production amounted to an estimated 18 million US dollars . The film grossed approximately $ 5.66 million in US cinemas.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Film review by Roger Ebert , accessed on September 23, 2008
  2. ^ A hot coup in the Lexicon of International FilmsTemplate: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used , accessed on September 23, 2008
  3. ↑ Cinema , accessed September 23, 2008
  4. ^ Filming locations for Where the Money Is , accessed September 23, 2008
  5. ^ Box office / business for Where the Money Is , accessed September 23, 2008