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U/A (INDIA)
2013
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Positive Reviews
14
Negative reviews
27
Average Rating
2.4
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2.5
Thats an easy task, because there isnt much plot here for either a heist or a farce.
Av Club
3.0
Thats an easy task, because there isnt much plot here for either a heist or a farce.
Av Club
2.0
Although the acting and the writing talent are certainly there, the parts dont quite add up to an entertaining whole.
Common Sense Media
4.5
Small wooden pieces being slowly slid around a tabletop doesnt easily lend itself to absorbing cinema, especially given the challenging nature of the ..
Indie Wire
2.0
The enticing prospect of the Coen brothers taking on the script of this version proves ill founded: theyve packed a re tooled storyline with clunky st ..
Time Out
4.5
Firths comedy credentials (and still strong post The Kings Speech profile), Diazs fan friendly quirky sex appeal and Rickmans trademark wicked and wit ..
Screen Daily
1.5
Even with a script by the Coen brothers, and a classy international cast led by Colin Firth, this contemporary London caper movie falls far short of i ..
The Hollywood Reporter
1.5
The farce of Deanes deception never gets its class comedy glide on.
The New York Times
3.0
Never the brightest spark, Harry concocts a massively far fetched plan involving a fake Monet hes going to trick Rickmans Lionel Shahbandah into buyin ..
Telegraph
2.0
A few smiles and some fraying charm, but big laughs are missing. This just about gets away with it rather than romps off with the loot.
2.0
Firth is solid as always. He fits his tailored suits and rectangular glasses to a T. Diaz fares less well.
Ny Daily News
3.0
Its a fair comedy thats inoffensive and evocative of a different era, filled with enough eccentricity and sharp delivery to embrace as pleasant nonsen ..
Blu Ray
4.5
Franks direction is full of quick cuts, artful framing and beautiful shots.
Usa Today
2.5
...a disappointingly forgettable endeavor that could (and should) have been so much better.
Reel Film Reviews
2.0
Firth is nicely self effacing and there are a few laughs to be had, but they are stunningly cheap.
Radio Times
2.0
Disappointing caper comedy remake that never quite sparks to life, thanks to a lacklustre script, half hearted performances, a lack of chemistry betwe ..
View London
1.9
Hoffman signals retro romp in good ways like the Pink Panther ish credits, and in bad ways, like a mess of national stereotypes.
New York Post
1.5
I marveled at how old fashioned is, like it was dusted off from the late 1960s and rushed out for us in the hopes we wouldnt notice its mustiness...
1.5
I marveled at how old fashioned is, like it was dusted off from the late 1960s and rushed out for us in the hopes we wouldnt notice its mustiness...
4.5
Also, because Lionel doesnt trust Harry, hes hired another art expert (Stanley Tucci) to authenticate the Monet painting Harry found in Texas.
Reel Talk Reviews
2.0
Its an innocuous way to pass the time and on TV you probably wouldnt switch it off, but all the considerable talents involved might have tried remakin ..
Daily Mail
2.0
While it boasts the precision plotting of, say, Intolerable Cruelty and the odd Coen like caricature, it lacks the plain weirdness that typifies their ..
Flim List
2.0
Youll smile a few times and the cast work hard but interest and goodwill fizzles out.
Express
2.0
It feels like a film thats been cut down along the way in an attempt at commercial salvation.
The Film Stage
1.0
Colin Firth essays the sort of comedy Englishman who cant pass a teashop without emitting a jolly good.
The Irish Times
2.0
leaden, lethargic affair, based on a 10 year old script by the Coen brothers that feels like a first draft at best.
Total Film
4.5
Vague knowledge of chess perhaps helps, though Frank doesnt always want you to be able to follow in game momentum, only to see the wheels in motion of ..
Hollywood Reporter
2.0
The director behind Soapdish and The Last Station is generally reliable, but he cant keep up with the Coens fast paced dialogue.
Film School Rejects
3.0
Theres little denying that Hoffmans Gambit is, at times, remarkably unremarkable.
Cine Vue
2.0
Still, there isnt much in the way of romantic intrigue between the leads, so this does little to up the stakes.
Digital Spy
3.0
The right level of farce, tasteful nudity and general shenanigans for the film to not outstay its welcome, while admittedly not lingering long in the ..
Flicks
3.0
It certainly doesnt help that Firth and Diaz never generate even a spark of attraction between them.
Contact Music
3.0
In spite of its strong cast and decent premise, something feels slightly off with Gambit.
The Sun
1.5
But something essential seems to be missing from this Gambit, which doesnt seem entirely attributable to Hoffman not knowing how to make a Coen brothe ..
The Dissolve
2.5
Also, the vague whiff of romance shoe horned into the final reel doesnt work at all, though at least it doesnt go the full, sickening whack.
What Culture
3.0
Bloodier, funnier and even more ridiculous, but the final chapter of this saga is better paced than the Potterthon.
Scots Man
1.5
The reality is something like Nothing On, the spoof sex comedy from Michael Frayns Noises Off, but theres no metatextual dimension to this romp; nothi ..
The Ooh Tray
2.0
Despite these similarities, the remake strikes a very different tone to its predecessor, aiming at 1960s Pink Panther style farce rather than 1960s ca ..
What So
2.0
Alas, everyone involved appears to have seen it less like the next country for old men than easy money for old rope.
Sky
2.0
Everything about Gambit screams unfinished. Which is a shame, because on paper it could have been the hilarious new hit comedy caper we (and the marke ..
Hey U Guys
2.0
Its so hard to be a good thief, physically and emotionally thats the message in most of the Coen movies.
Bangkok Post
1.5
Given the calibre of those involved, this Gambit cant help but disappoint. The screenplay bears the signature of the Coen Brothers, but from the thinn ..
Movie Talk
2.0
Its all very dull and pedestrian, with very little tension or laughs.
4.5
There is something intrinsically tragic and graceful about Anya Taylor Joy.
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