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Actors: Ryan Reynolds, Kristin Booth, David Suchet, Joris Jarsky
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Foolproof |
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Written and directed by William Phillips, Foolproof stars Ryan Reynolds as Kevin, an average guy working as an insurance salesman. It just so happens that Kevin, along with his friends Sam (Kristin Booth) and Rob (Joris Jarsky), have a hobby of planning heists without ever intending to pull them off. The movie opens with Kevin training on a stair climber. He was getting himself in shape to to rob a diamond jeweler that was one the tenth floor. The next day, Kevin gets a visit from a detective about the four hundred and fifty thousand dollars in stolen diamonds that were stolen. It was the very heist the crew dubbed "foolproof" that they fictiously planned out. Kevin lies to the detective, stating he didn't know anything about the heist. They then get approached by the mysterious Leo "The Touch" Gillette and told how he found out about their plans. Leo then blackmails them into doing a heist worth twenty million dollar in bonds. If they refused, Leo would tip off the police again. The movie becomes an action packed thriller as Kevin and his crew break into a highly guarded bank in an effort to pull themselves out of trouble.
--Bobby Blades, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Foolproof |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Time/Era of Movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Crime story:
- white collar fraud/theft
Blackmail & Seduction
Yes
Criminal enemy is...
- thief/con-artist
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- Canada
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- challenged
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 4 (a fair amount)
Kind of violence:
- guns
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
Lot of special effects?
Yes
Kinds of F/X
- exploding vehicles
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