Entrapment (1999)
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An insurance investigator and a world-class thief team up for a high-stakes heist at the turn of the millennium.
The story
In December 1999, insurance investigator Virginia "Gin" Baker assesses the theft of a valuable Rembrandt painting from a New York City apartment. Gin informs her boss, Hector Cruz, that she suspects the involvement of world-class international thief Robert "Mac" MacDougal, an elderly man who steals for the challenge. Cruz assigns her to investigate. In London, Mac quickly realizes that Gin is following him and confronts her. She claims to be a thief in need of Mac's help to steal a valuable Chinese mask from the highly-secure Bedford Palace. After Gin passes his test, Mac brings her to his isolated Scottish castle to prepare.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In December 1999, insurance investigator Virginia "Gin" Baker suspects world-class thief Robert "Mac" MacDougal of stealing a Rembrandt and is assigned to investigate. Mac confronts her in London, where Gin poses as a thief needing his help to steal a Chinese mask from Bedford Palace. They train at his Scottish castle, where Gin confesses to stealing the Rembrandt and Mac reveals he intercepted it. Gin secretly plans to entrap Mac, but they proceed with the Bedford Palace heist. After stealing the mask, Mac threatens Gin, who claims her job is a cover. Gin then reveals a plan to infiltrate the International Clearance Bank in the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur during a 30-second millennium bug system shutdown to siphon $8 billion. During the heist, they evade security and Mac forces Gin to escape with a parachute. The next morning, Mac meets Gin at a station with Aaron Thibadeaux, who reveals himself as an FBI agent. Mac confesses he was arrested two years prior and was given a deal to entrap Gin. He reveals he has fallen in love with her, surrenders $7 billion to the FBI, and gives Gin a gun and documents to escape. Gin feigns holding him at gunpoint and escapes on a train, only to reappear at the station to reunite with Mac, proposing their next heist.
- First release year
- 1999
- Runtime (minutes)
- 114
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Jon Amiel
- Writers
- Ronald Bass · screenplay; William Broyles, Jr. · screenplay; Ronald Bass · story; Michael Hertzberg · story
- Cast and characters
- Sean Connery · Robert "Mac" MacDougal; Catherine Zeta-Jones · Virginia "Gin" Baker; Will Patton; Maury Chaykin; Ving Rhames
- Genres
- heist; crime; thriller
- Themes
- Trust; Love; Deception; Heist
- Tone and mood
- Stylish; Action-oriented; Mixed
- Premise and plot tags
- Heist; Crime; Thriller; Romance; Millennium Bug
- Reception
- The film was a box office success, grossing $87 million in the US and $212 million worldwide. It received mixed reviews from critics, with a weighted average score of 54 on Metacritic and a 40% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Audiences gave it a 'B' grade on CinemaScore.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 5.2/10 · scale: 10 · review count: 85; Metacritic · score: 54 · scale: 100 · review count: 24
- Production trivia
- Simon West and Antoine Fuqua were in talks to direct before Jon Amiel was hired.; The film's signage at the Bukit Jalil LRT station was changed to Pudu LRT station for the movie.; The Malaysian Prime Minister accused the film of presenting a distorted image of Malaysia.
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