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  Review by Nakul ★★★½ 1

  I love me a good old-fashioned heist story.

  No car chases, no shootouts, no explosions, no broken bones. Frank Oz's The Score is a straight up, solid heist thriller featuring some tense & suspenseful sequences. It isn't original in any sense of the word, but what really makes this a must-see film are the three leads: Marlon Brando, Robert De Niro, and Edward Norton. It's fun to just sit back and watch the cast play off each other.

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  Review by matt lynch ★★★ 2

  If you thought Norton was chewing on the bit a little too hard in MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN, hey have I got a movie for you. Also features a veritable horn of plenty of sparkling ad-libbed bons mots from Brando like "I'll believe that when pigs eat my brother!"

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  Review by shookone ★★★★

  while it's an enjoyably well-crafted heist thriller, with all that jazz attached to it (actually yeah, exactly all the Jazz and Shores score especially), The Score is also - directly and meta wise - a movie about the end of a century, generational conflicts and nostalgia, especially that last one, nostalgia.

  Brando, De Niro, Norton - a once epic now bygone era, a once triumphant now declining epoch, and a bright shining but soon agone stretch. as rundown as Brando might be, as zealous as De Niro, as eager as Norton are, by the end, the change of power is denied and negated. a movie like The Score stays in the last century, and is stubbornly sticking to its foibles, wits and peculiarities. rightfully, one might say, welcoming its warm retro hug while having this wistful look into the past.

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  Review by 📀 Cammmalot 📀 ★★★★

  Cinematic Time Capsule
  2001 Marathon - Film #81

  “After this no more jobs.
  This is the last one I'm doing.”

  The Great Mumble Caper!

  Frank Oz and Brando bring together De Niro and Norton to steal a priceless MacGuffin.

  This old school heist film takes it’s time winding together all the details. which if your not into this genre could feel like an insurance seminar, but once the Rube Goldberg machine is finally set in motion the final 45 minutes are a blast.

  BONUS POINTS for basement hacker Steven and his mom, for bringing some much need levity to show.

  "Nice working with you, ace. Okay, bye-bye."

  
  Cinematic Time Capsule - 2001 Ranked

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  Review by Edith ★★ 8

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  Scoring the same year as Ocean’s Eleven could possibly be the detriment of this heist plot, but there’s probably more to say about the generic-ness of it than the release date alone. 

  Robert De Niro wants to retire from theviery to settle down with love-interest Angela Bassett — which is the most underused Bassett role I can think of — but lo & behold, when Marlon Brando charismatically winks at you for another four million profit heist, how could you say no? Even when clearly, it may ruin absolutely everything you’ve built to remain a private and prison-free criminal, and your ready to go out to pasture pretty easygoing social security free retirement.  Well, the answer must be yes otherwise we wouldn’t have…

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  Review by Travis Lytle ★★★ 1

  Getting by mainly on its cast and occasionally fizzy energy, Frank Oz's "The Score" is a light-weight caper that mildly appeals, though it never stands out. Revolving around a safe-cracker who is roped in to doing one last heist before he retires, the film has a few good twists and turns but is, ultimately, nothing too far above an average viewing experience.

  Be it a gunfighter, gangster, or thief, the tale of the career criminal making one last score before hanging it all up is a recognizable narrative route. "The Score" offers nothing out of the ordinary in terms of that route, but it is solidly imagined. Full of the requisite twists and backstabbings, the plot is compelling if nothing…

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  Review by Houston Murphy ★★★½ 1

  Marlon Brando kinda thicc 😳

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  Review by George Karkaletsis ★★½

  Is it me or Edward Norton carries the movie? Robert De Niro and Marlon Brando was decent too. Overall, I bored and I think it could be better with this great cast.

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  Review by kcjoe80 ★★★

  Easy day at the office for all involved (at least on screen). All four core members of the cast put in an effortless performance. The Score is a no-frills, low-key heist movie. A “just one more job, then I’m done” film. The action may be at a minimum, but I was still engaged throughout. Although there are a couple of problems with the ending, I still found it enjoyable and satisfying.

  DeNiro has done this type of character portrayal before. Very stoic and to the point. A professional burglar with a code and morals. Who follows his own list of rules to a tee. A walk in the park for him. Felt like he just told Frank Oz “I can…

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  Review by Daryl ★★★★½

  I think people may be sleeping on The Score, a terrific heist thriller from Frank Oz starring Robert De Niro and Edward Norton who work really well together. A great set up to the story with entertaining dialogue which is constantly engaging, and doesn't rely on explosions or shootouts to be exciting. The third act has some really tense moments, and the ending is excellent with a nice little score. The film is an underappreciated gem.

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  Review by Lindsay Steele ★★★½ 1

  Can’t believe Yoda directed this...

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  Review by Joe ★★★½

  A nice straightforward caper with a pleasingly weird supporting Brando turn, but my favorite thing about it is De Niro's performance. This is how I always picture him preparing for his really intense Method performances in the 70s and 80s, scouting Jake LaMotta's old haunts or researching Al Capone's underwear, getting ready for the job.