Thick As Thieves - (aka The Code) (DVD)

This heist/crime drama - shown in certain parts of the world as Thick as Thieves, and starring Morgan Freeman and Antonio Banderas - pays homage to Jules Dassin's classic 1964 film of the same genre: Topkapi.

Veteran thief Keith Ripley (Morgan Freeman) recruits cocky younger crook Gabriel Martin (Antonio Banderas) to help him pull off one final job in order to repay his debt to the Russian mob - who killed his previous partner over the debt, before they could complete the plan. Posing as cops, the two infiltrate a party at the Russian museum, in order to gather information about its vault, with Ripley posing as Lt. Weber (Robert Forster), a cop who has a particular vendetta against Ripley.

But then Ripley's goddaughter, Alexandra (Radha Mitchell) is kidnapped by the Russian mob; so the robbery plan - to steal two Fabrege eggs that "officially" do not exist - now has to succeed, or else...

Both absorbing and most entertaining, I would personally have preferred the pace to be pepped up a little... but otherwise, it's a good film, with just the right amount of twists at the end!

While pulling a down-and-dirty jewellry heist on a subway train, Gabriel encounters Ripley, a legendary thief who was casing the same job.

In spite of Gabriel's initial reluctance, Ripley manages to rope him into an impossible job: the theft of two priceless Faberge Imperial Eggs from the heavily guarded vault of a New York diamond wholesaler.

The stakes rise for Gabriel and Ripley when Ripley's goddaughter is kidnapped by the KGB.

Staying one step ahead of the NYPD, the FBI, the diamond merchants and the vicious Russian KGB crime boss determined to have the priceless eggs for himself, Gabriel and Ripley must find a way to pull off the heist and make it out alive.

General

Studio:	Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2009
Movie released:	2008
Actors:	Morgan Freeman • Antonio Banderas
Directors:	Mimi Leder
Dimensions:	192 x 137 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:
Running time:	1 hour, 39 minutes
Region encoding:	Region 2. This DVD will play in all South African DVD players.
Audio format:	Dolby Digital 5.1
Languages:	English
Age restriction:	15 LV
Categories:	DVD > Action DVD > Crime DVD > Mystery DVD > Thriller DVD > Feature Film
LSN:	X7R-F64-8PE-1
Barcode:	5060052416391

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