Flypaper - who is attacking whom here?
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Flypaper - who is attacking whom here? |
| Original title | Flypaper |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2011 |
| length | 87 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Rob Minkoff |
| script |
Jon Lucas , Scott Moore |
| production |
Mark Damon , Moshe Diamant , Peter Safran , Patrick Dempsey |
| music | John Swihart |
| camera | Steven poster |
| cut | Tom Finan |
| occupation | |
| |
Flypaper - who is attacking whom here? is an American low-budget - comedy thriller from 2011 on.
action
When Tripp tries to exchange a hundred dollar bill for coins at the bank employee Kaitlin, the Credit International Bank is attacked simultaneously by two different gangs who take advantage of a short-term security hole. While the rednecks "Jelly" and "Peanut Butter" (German version: "Kartoffel" and "Puffer") only want the money from the ATM, the professionally equipped bank robbers Weinstein, Gates and Darrien are after the contents of the safe. But first they stand in each other's way and an exchange of fire ensues, which is only interrupted by Tripp and his question as to why they are not concentrating on their goals instead of each other. A visitor to the bank lies dead on the ground. The two groups of bank robbers decide to pursue their own different goals while the bank employees and customers are taken hostage.
But Tripp's brain does not stand still and his analytical skills are gathering more and more clues about the bank robbery, the death of the bank visitor and their background. While both bank robberies don't work out the way they were intended, more and more people are dying. After If the first victims of an Undercover - FBI acted -Agent die gradually Weinstein, the IT security expert and Darrien. Everyone was involved in a plot that was probably planned by the most wanted bank robber Vicellous Drum. When Tripp finds out that an additional, previously unknown person must have killed everyone else, they come to the conclusion that it must be Drum. All arm themselves and suspect one another. Because of his analytical skills, Tripp is the first to be suspected, so he is shot at. He turns off the light and Drum looks for more victims. Then the suspicion falls on bank director Gordon Blythe, who is shot.
When the bank director is dead, Kaitlin hands over the two money bags to Jelly and Peanut Butter, so that they escape happily. Shortly afterwards the police appear and investigate the case. The hostages are taken care of and Kaitlin's engagement gifts are carried from the bank to their Mercedes . But Tripp is already waiting there, who has solved the case and seen through Kaitlin's plan. She is the wanted bank robber Alexis Black, who was hired as a bank clerk in the branch, faked an expensive wedding, was also planning a robbery, has hidden the money in the pretty gift packages and is now traveling on her supposed honeymoon. Tripp joins her.
criticism
The film received mostly negative reviews. The Rotten Tomatoes website counted 17 professional reviews 3 positive, which corresponds to a value of 18%. However, the general public tended to receive the film with mixed reactions, because at the same time 44% of 1,493 users rated the film positively. This in turn is confirmed by the online film archive IMDb , another platform on which normal users can submit their film reviews, because there 9,300 users gave the film an average of 6.3 out of 10 possible points. (As of October 6, 2011)
Although Flypaper contains "moments of serenity," Justin Lowe told the Hollywood Reporter , the film is nowhere near the "comedic chaos and artfully disciplined structure" of Hangover , also written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore . The director Rob Minkoff manages to smoothly choreograph the "rapid fire action sequences and the skilfully integrated and intersecting storylines". But due to the short running time of 85 minutes and “too many characters and too much story”, the film just seems “hectic [and] overloaded”.
Despite the many "twists and turns", the film is "never quite as smart and hip as you might think it is," said Rachel Saltz in the liberal New York Times . Because the film just doesn't manage to " find its own style and comic groove ".
Sara Stewart of the conservative tabloid New York Post found that Flypaper was "aimless" because the film "starts off as a fast-moving action fireworks display, but then turns into a normal crime thriller."
"Cheerful and largely cleverly thought-out crime comedy."
background
While Ashley Judd took on the role originally intended for Liv Tyler , Patrick Dempsey stated that he absolutely wanted to play a character that did not correspond to his usual role expectations.
The film cost $ 7 million and was shot in Baton Rouge .
Unlike in English, the two rednecks in the German version are not called jelly and peanut butter, but potatoes and pancakes.
publication
After Flypaper had celebrated its world premiere on January 28, 2011 at the Sundance Film Festival 2011 , it was released on video-on-demand on July 15, 2011 , before being shown sporadically in some US cinemas from August 19, 2011 . However, he only brought in just under $ 1,200. From August 25, 2011, it was released in other countries, including Russia , Italy and France , and was able to bring in another 580,000 US dollars. In Germany it was published in video stores on March 7, 2012 and offered for sale from March 30, 2012.
Web links
- Flypaper - who is attacking whom here? in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Flypaper - who is attacking whom here? at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Flypaper - who is attacking whom here? in the German dubbing index
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for Flypaper - who is attacking whom here? Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , October 2011 (PDF; test number: 130 044 V).
- ↑ Flypaper (2011). rottentomatoes.com, accessed October 6, 2011 .
- ^ Justin Lowe: "The Hangover" co-writers don't strike again with this breathless script. on hollywoodreporter.com January 29, 2011, accessed October 6, 2011
- ↑ Rachel Saltz: 'Hey, We're Robbing This Bank!' 'No, We Are!' on nytimes.com on August 18, 2011, accessed October 6, 2011
- ↑ Sara Stewart: Flypaper on nypost.com, August 18, 2011, accessed October 6, 2011
- ↑ Flypaper - Who is attacking whom here? In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Perri Nemiroff: Ashley Judd to star in 'Flypaper' ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on variety.com from June 2, 2010 (English), accessed October 6, 2011
- ↑ a b Claudia Puig: Dempsey spreads wings in 'Flypaper' at Sundance on usatoday.com from January 27, 2011 (English), accessed on October 6, 2011
- ↑ Flypaper at boxofficemojo.com (English), accessed October 6, 2011
