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FLAWLESS Send This Review to a Friend
It’s caper time once again, on this occasion the target being a diamond company in London. Because of the cast, “Flawless” is more riveting than it deserves to be, given its far-fetched plot developments. Demi Moore and Michael Caine star in this sometimes suspenseful film directed by Michael Radford from a screenplay by Edward A. Anderson.
Moore plays Laura, a 40-year-old American career woman who has worked her way up to a point in the British diamond firm, but learns she is about to be fired. Michael Caine as Hobbs works as a friendly, unobtrusive janitor. With a major grievance that has been gnawing away at him, he concocts the robbery and cleverly enlists Laura in his scheme. So far, not bad.
The robbery scenes are well done. It is when events become more convoluted that credibility is in for a thumping. There is a basic ingredient that does make sense. The company has more reason to conceal the theft than to reveal it. A final twist is more gratuitous than arresting. But both Moore, here with an icy, calculating presence, and Caine, displaying an outwardly cool demeanor, perform more convincingly than their characters justify.
Consider “Flawless” a flawed but moderately enjoyable addition to the caper genre. A Magnolia Pictures release.
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