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The New York Times by Dana Stevens
I don't know how much The Score cost, but it's pretty close to worthless.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
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Washington Post by Desson Thomson
The best heist flick since "The Usual Suspects," a perfect 10 of a movie.
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You begin to wonder whether a story is ever going to show up. When it does, it's worth the wait for a long and well-turned set piece coordinating the heist, and two lovely flips in the plot.
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New Times (L.A.) by Gregory Weinkauf
Brando wanders through the movie as if he's tolerating an annoying guest, sweetly charming one minute, detached and obnoxious the next.
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Los Angeles Times by Kenneth Turan
A top-drawer heist movie that ratchets up the tension inch by careful inch, The Score will remind you of classic caper films of the past, and that is a good thing.
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Baltimore Sun by Michael Sragow
What's fatal to the film is that De Niro's character, though compelling, is so temperate and wise he gives no indication of why he was drawn to a life of crime.
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Chicago Tribune by Michael Wilmington
It's a summit meeting between three brilliant leading men from three generations with three striking on-screen personas.
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Entertainment Weekly by Owen Gleiberman
A sturdily diverting old fashioned heist thriller that looks like a masterpiece of sheer competence next to the slovenly action fantasy F/X grab bags that have been passing for summer entertainment.
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New York Magazine (Vulture) by Peter Rainer
I'm not sure I have it in me to rant yet again about what a deprivation it is for our finest actor to deny us his genius in this way.
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Miami Herald by Rene Rodriguez
If The Score isn't quite in the same league as the classic "Rififi" or even "Thief," its single-mindedness still makes for a refreshing change from the preposterous bloat of most contemporary action movies.