rating:
(out of
4 stars)United States, Germany; 2002
Directed by Anthony Russo & Joe Russo; produced by George Clooney, Steven Soderbergh; screenply by Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Starring William H. Macy, Isaiah Washington, Sam Rockwell, Michael Jeter, Luis Guzmán, Patricia Clarkson, George Clooney, Jennifer Esposito, Gabrielle Union
Below you will find a temporary review for this film. The real (better, more complete) review will be online very soon.
A heist movie can be a lot of fun. It can be fun because we see real masters
or it can be fun because we see real losers. 'Ocean's Eleven' is a movie
that is one of the more fun in the first category, 'Welcome to Collinwood'
definitely belongs to the second category.
A couple of guys want to steal a lot of money from a safe and it is supposed
to be easy. The first man for the job was Cosimo (Luis Guzmán) but he is in
prison and there tells Pero (Sam Rockwell) all the secrets about the job in
a very funny scene. Pero shares the information with Riley (William H.
Macy), Leon (Isaiah Washington), Toto (Michael Jeter) and Basil (Andrew
Davoli). He doesn't tell this voluntary but he has to, why I will not
reveal. Now the planning for the heist can begin. We have George Clooney in
a funny cameo as a safe-cracker, and two love interests played by Jennifer
Esposito and Gabrielle Union on the way before the actual heist takes place.
The heist itself is a very funny sequence. Where you think nothing can go
wrong something goes wrong. With nice characters and great dialogue this
movie is fun to watch. It is not as good as an 'Ocean's Eleven' but it is
definitely worth watching.