To date I’ve always been more than pleasantly surprised by all of their releases. Since it is the British version of Thief everything is immediately more drab and downbeat. It is exactly a little Gem. Don't have an account?

There he is forced into decrypting some bank's security program, so that they can orchestrate an audacious armed robbery. Sidney Poitier’s 7 Most Memorable Performances, All Harry Potter Movies Ranked Worst to Best by Tomatometer. Salto has also had Hiller's teenage stepson (Kieran O'Brien) kidnapped to ensure his complete cooperation. ‘Bellman and True’ review by Mark Cunliffe • Letterboxd Mark Cunliffe’s review published on Letterboxd: An underrated and little seen Handmade thriller from the 1980s that riffs a little on previous Handmade offerings The Long Good Friday and Mona Lisa.

Don't leave the theater before the truly oddball closing credits. Metacritic Reviews, I'm a huge fan of "heist" movies, a sub-species of "caper" movies. The hero's (presumably selfish) wife has already abandoned him before the story even begins, and the only other sympathetic woman in the cast is finally revealed to be (what else?) Forgot your password? Bernard Hill makes for a solid lead in a cast of familiar faces, but Frances Tomelty's turn as a secretly lesbian call-girl who is roped in to babysit O'Brien adds nothing and feels like an attempt to replicate something of Mona Lisa. Bellman and True (1987) review. External Reviews Coming Soon. But now they've traced him and his son to London. Bernard Hill plays an electronics wizard who's son is kidnapped then held hostage so that he would be forced to into taking part in the robbery and decode the the information to the alarm in this newly built bank.

We use cookies and similar tools to enhance your shopping experience, to provide our services, understand how customers use our services so we can make improvements, and display ads. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 November 2010. Your AMC Ticket Confirmation# can be found in your order confirmation email. And there's a welcome human element worked into the heist, when a burned-out, middle-aged mechanical wizard drafted into an impossible bank robbery scheme discovers the criminal syndicate that recruited him is using his young son as leverage.

He takes his son along with his payment and runs away but gets stuck when the money runs out. Edit Super Reviewer. The job comes unstuck, naturally, and after a leisurely introduction the plot moves quickly to and capably to a (literally) bang-up climax, after one of the more exciting getaways in recent years. Hiller is some computer whiz/electronics engineer who's abducted, along with his son, by a gang of nasty criminals, hiding out in a huge derelict house. Jun All rights reserved. Try again. This 10-digit number is your confirmation number. Review this title 4 Reviews. Coming Soon. Hide Spoilers. … and the Terms and Policies, Its a Tale of Two Garages, A Jaguar, an Electronics wizard. Oh and a bunch of nasty Guys.

("Sexy Beast," "The Great Train Robbery," "The General" all add to this list). Certainly a Saturday Night Special so order that Pizza or Take away so go on lads and chuck this in the DVD player for one all round awesome movie. And there's something especially delicious about the British argot that makes British heist movies especially great fun. Mark is using Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists with friends. and the Terms and Policies, Copyright © Fandango. Submit review. And there's something especially delicious about the British argot that makes British heist movies especially great fun. This movie is a great heist movie. | Rating: 3/5, January 1, 2000 Get the freshest reviews, news, and more delivered right to your inbox! See all details for Bellman And True [DVD], © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Coming Soon, Regal The criminals are violent, but not tough. The percentage of Approved Tomatometer Critics who have given this movie a positive review. But true to form Powerhouse Films and their Indicator series of releases have a way of bringing ‘forgotten films’ back to life. Much of the film was later remade as bigger budget Hollywood movies The Real McCoy and Firewall.

Bellman & True Ratings & Reviews Explanation. Though, because of the march of technology, the 'computer hacking' seems laughably old fashioned. We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future. I'm a huge fan of "heist" movies, a sub-species of "caper" movies. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 10 /10. review of another edition. It gets more involved when the plans change and he has to go along on the robbery to disable the alarm system.

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Though, because of the march of technology, the 'computer hacking' seems laughably old fashioned. You're almost there! After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. FAQ By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. Coming Soon. Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates Jr. J.R. 'Bob' Dobbs & The Church of the SubGenius, Fall TV First Look: Find Out What’s Coming, The Best Peacock Original Shows and Movies, All Upcoming Disney Movies: New Disney Live-Action, Animation, Pixar, Marvel, and More. Approved third parties also use these tools in connection with our display of ads. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 July 2016. ALTHOUGH THIS IS ONLY THE "SHORT"(UNDER 2HRS)VERSION OF BELLMAN AND TRUE--IT IS WORTH SEEKING OUT FOR BERNARD HILL'S PORTRAYAL OF A COMPUTER GENIUS HILLER, WITH A DRINK PROBLEM, WHOSE STEP-SON HAS BEEN KIDNAPPED, BY GANGSTERS, WHOM USE HILLER TO MASTERMIND THE BREAKING-IN OF A COMPUTER SYSTEM OF A LONDON BANK. There are no approved quotes yet for this movie. Watched Nevertheless, it really comes into its own in the final half of the film, given over to the tense and authentic seeming heist. |. Made by fans in Auckland, New Zealand. This was an excellent film when first shown and it's still great. We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your account. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 September 2018. Hiller, a computer expert, was bribed by group of bank robbers to obtain details of the security system at a newly-built bank.

By creating an account, you agree to the Privacy Policy | Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 August 2009. Too bad none of the three credited writers could find a neat resolution for the overabundance of conflicts, or gave much thought to the opposite sex in what turns out to be an almost exclusively male adventure. The image is an example of a ticket confirmation email that AMC sent you when you purchased your ticket.



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