Directed by F. Gary Gray
Wayne Bowles plays Troy Kennedy and Martin Donner Bowles.
Main performances: mark wahlberg, Edward Harrison Norton, Charlize Theron, Mark warburg and Charles Theron.
Final screening: May 30, 2003
Location: France, Britain and the United States
Languages: Italian, Russian and English
Color: color
Duration: 1 1 1 min.
Genre: Crime movies, thrillers, adventure movies and action movies.
Content:
A group of professional thieves, led by Charlie (mark wahlberg), computer hacker Lill (seth green), driving expert Rob, blasting expert Yi Er and John who specializes in safes, made a big deal in Venice, Italy and stole a lot of gold. Just as several people were ready to share the money with joy, Steve ran away with gold bars alone.
In order to get their share back, the others have to start over and come to LA with Stella (Charlize Theron), a beautiful new thief. In order to find Steve before he got rid of the gold bars, a group of people successfully controlled the traffic system in Los Angeles, causing the biggest urban traffic jam in history. And they drove a mini BMW, chased by armored vehicles and helicopters, and completed a thrilling escape in the street and even in the subway tunnel.
[Selling point 1: classic remake]
This film is a remake of 1969 British film of the same name. The old edition brought together a large number of celebrities in the British film industry at that time, the most famous of which were michael caine, benny hill and Noel Coward who were still active in the film industry. This film is recognized as one of the best British films, ranking 36th among the 65,438+000 best British films judged by the British Film Academy. This comeback, of course, is aimed at those who are nostalgic first.
The recent remake of classics has become a good medicine to save the box office. Needless to say, the success of Chicago, not long ago, Douglas's spy in-laws also used the means of "rebirthing". However, the biggest drawback of remaking classic old films or adapting dramas and comic works is that the plot has been well known by countless people, and there is no such mystery and freshness. Therefore, the key to the success of this kind of film lies in whether it can make more efforts in the adaptation of the script.
As the preparation of the new version took 65,438+00 years, the script was rewritten many times, involving as many Valentine's Day writers (although I am afraid I still can't break the amazing record of 65,438+07 in Charlie's Angels). Finally, Donna Powers and Wayne Powers were admitted. Their previous works were the thriller Deep Blue Sea and Deep Blue Sea. Although there was a big fight beforehand, according to some film critics, this film is a typical product of changing the soup without changing the medicine. Although the characters and scene props in the film are not what they used to be, the core of the basic plot has not changed much. I don't know how the differences claimed by the producers are reflected in the endings and details.
[Selling point 2: fiery flying car]
In order to achieve good sound and light effects, especially to show the final chase scene on the streets of Los Angeles, the producers specially signed a contract with BMW to use their new mini sports car in the film. This kind of miniature sports car is small, but it has good performance. It's a common practice to shuttle freely in crowded streets, and it's the most charming place from the sidewalk to the subway. This is also the last highlight of the film, the key to realize the three-dimensional pursuit.
It is said that in order to perfectly show this spectacular car chase scene. The city of Los Angeles specifically closed two blocks near the Avenue of Stars. Hundreds of armed trucks and helicopters were used for filming, and traffic was diverted several times. The BMW Group provided 32 mini-cars for the film, but the audience will only see three models in the film: one red, one white and one blue. Director Greer said that without these godsend cars, the film would be completely different. "Minicars are the main means of transportation pursued in the third act." Therefore, the actors were sent to the driving school for special training to better understand the control of mini-cars.
[Selling point 3: Stars gather]
I don't know when mark wahlberg became the most popular candidate to remake old Hollywood movies. Three of his last four movies are new versions of old movies. In addition to this film, there are remakes of Planet of the Apes directed by tim burton and The New Mystery by Audrey Hepburn. Wahlberg obviously has great confidence in the movie Swallow in the Sky. He has publicly stated that it is his best movie so far, even surpassing the previous movies "Battle of the Planet of the Apes" and "Rock Star". Wahlberg explained, "This movie has gathered the best young actors in Hollywood, and everyone has put their personalities into the characters, so the characters in the whole movie have become more colorful. We didn't use computer special effects this time and went back to the traditional shooting method, but the effect was very good. The action and stunt scenes are the best I have ever seen! "
In stark contrast to Wahlberg's confidence and high spirits, Edward Harrison Norton, the second protagonist of the film. There are rumors that Norton has no interest in this film, but he reluctantly accepted it because he could not refuse the contract. In this film, which is mainly based on group drama and supplemented by racing scenes, Norton will not have much room to play. But even so, this Hollywood-recognized genius acting school can't make people ignore his existence. Some film critics even said that the only thing worth mentioning in this film is Norton's performance.
Charlize Theron, a sexy beauty, is indispensable to this movie. Of course, this kind of crime movies need a sexy and charming beauty to take care of the eyes of the male audience. Last year, I brought a movie "Despair" to the audience. Of course, there will be a beautiful "Golden Escape" this year.