Stolen Hearts (1996)

Movie
German title	Stolen hearts
Original title	Two If by Sea
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1996
length	92 minutes
Age rating	FSK 6
Rod
Director	Bill Bennett
script	Denis Leary , ; Mike Armstrong
production	Gary Barber , ; Bill Todman Jr.
music	Nick Glennie-Smith , ; Paddy Moloney
camera	Andrew Lesnie
cut	Bruce Green
occupation
	Denis Leary : Francis O'Brien; Sandra Bullock : Roz; Stephen Dillane : Evan Marsh; Yaphet Kotto : O'Malley; Mike Starr (actor) : Fitzie; Jonathan Tucker : Todd; Wayne Robson : Beano;

Stolen Hearts (Original title: Two If by Sea ) is an American comedy film from 1996 . The director was Bill Bennett , the writer wrote Denis Leary and Mike Armstrong . The main roles were played by Denis Leary and Sandra Bullock .

action

The craftsman Francis O'Brien ( Denis Leary ) occasionally works as a thief. On behalf of the fighter Beano, who in turn was commissioned by a rich man, he steals a valuable painting by Matisse . O'Brien and his girlfriend Roz ( Sandra Bullock ) take the picture to an island in New England , where they are occupying a currently uninhabited house until the picture is handed over. They pretend to be acquaintances of the residents and to belong to the upper class of society. Roz flirts with Evan Marsh, who lives in the neighborhood, while O'Brien makes the acquaintance of a filming teenager who also shot Marsh on a date at his house. On this film, O'Brian sees another picture of Matisse, which he later sees in a catalog as being stolen and not found.

The meeting of O'Brien, Beono and the client is to take place in a closed fish factory. Roz is coming too. The stranger, however, introduces gas into the factory and disappears with the picture, unseen. FBI agent O'Malley has already been on the trail of Beano and arrests the trio at the factory. O'Brien names Marsh a suspect. He and Roz attend a house search at Marsh, which initially brings no results. The operation is supposed to be canceled, then O'Brien finds a hidden room with the stolen paintings.

Reviews

The film was described as "very funny" in TV Hören + See magazine, "perfectly timed" and "smart" in Cinema magazine, and " funny to shoot" in TV Today magazine .

"Although" Stolen Hearts "is a romantic comedy like Sandra Bullock's ultimate breakthrough" While you were sleeping ... ", the spark never jumps here. The script relies too much on a flat story and unimaginative dialogues. "

- moviemaster.de

“One of Sandra Bullock's not exactly rare flops. Obviously it doesn't want to spark between her and the loudmouth Denis Leary. Even the thin plot is hardly likely to lure anyone out from behind the stove. After all, there are a few weird characters and every now and then a bit of dialogue. "

- prisma-online.de

"Fast-paced crook comedy that derives some charm from the thin plot thanks to original characters, surprising turns and funny dialogues."

- Lexicon of international film

Web links

Stolen heart in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Stolen heart at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Stolen hearts in the online film database

swell

[1] Dirk Jasper FilmLexikon: Stolen Hearts ( Memento from May 17, 2006 in the Internet Archive )

[2] viemaster.de: Stolen hearts

[3] risma-online.de: Stolen hearts

[4] Stolen Hearts in the Lexicon of International Films