“It isn't love that makes the world go round.”
Joe Moore has a job he loves. He's a thief. His job goes sour when he gets caught on security camera tape. His fence, Bergman, reneges on the money he's owed, and his wife may be betraying him with the fence's young lieutenant. Moore and his partner, Bobby Blane, and their utility man, Pinky Pincus, find themselves broke, betrayed, and blackmailed. Moore is forced to commit his crew to do one last big job.
Gene HackmanJoe Moore
Danny DeVitoMickey Bergman
Delroy LindoBobby 'Bob' Blane
Sam RockwellJimmy Silk
Rebecca PidgeonFran Moore
Ricky JayDon 'Pinky' Pincus
Patti LuPoneBetty CroftAlan BilzerianFast Food CustomerRichard L. FriedmanCounterman
Robert LussierFast Food Cook
Mark CamachoJewelry Store Guard
Michelle SweeneyWaitress
My third time seeing this over the years and still holds up as a solid crime-thriller. Mamet's dialogue is distinct and might not be for everybody but I find it quite a bit of fun. Hackman and Lindo are in their element and DeVito chews up the scenery. **3.75/5**
Like the railings on Gene Hackman's boat, this review must be gilded because if I tell you what I really feel I would have to... well, you know. In essence each character is caught in an infinite loop of parlaying -- Hackman wants to capitalize on a lifetime of grift, DeVito wants to expand his territory (ironic for a man of such small stature), and Pidgeon just wants to keep getting laid. If you watch this film, keep in mind the historical context! This was the first movie where a) a bank robbery goes wrong, b) a driver leaves behind the master plan, and c) two criminals exchange a…
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Joe Moore has a job he loves. He's a thief. His job goes sour when he gets caught on security camera tape. His fence, Bergman, reneges on the money he's owed, and his wife may be betraying him with the fence's young lieutenant. Moore and his partner, Bobby Blane, and their utility man, Pinky Pincus, find themselves bro…
The movie stars Gene Hackman, Danny DeVito, Delroy Lindo, Sam Rockwell, Rebecca Pidgeon and more.
Heist was released in 2001 and is streaming free on FlixWow.
Heist holds a rating of 6.3/10 from viewer votes (636 ratings). Watch it free on FlixWow and judge for yourself.
