Masterminds (2016)
A night guard at an armored car company in the Southern U.S. organizes one of the biggest bank heists in American history.
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Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!
Sorry, this movie sucks
So much average
Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.
I don't know if I happen to just have different taste in things, but I can't honestly believe the reviews were as bad as they are. I thought it fit the bill as a comedy. It made me laugh. Comedy is such a subjective thing anyway. There isn't a lot of high-brow humor. That's okay. I loved the ladies in Ghostbusters and they're all here except McCarthy. Zack and Owen are fun also. It didn't make me laugh like The Hangover or Borat, but seriously most "comedies" that are targeted for the masses make me want to to stab myself. If you liked NTSF:SD:SUV, Rick and Morty, Children's Hospital or other things along those lines, I think this will do you just fine. I'll take my South Park to whatever canned laughter show any day of the week and this fits that bill.
With this cast, you can imagine that there's not a serious moment in the entire film. And, there isn't.
(Flash Review)One would think that driving an armored truck for a living and knowing how much cash is sitting behind you that it may be tempting to dream about stealing it. Actually based on a true story, this is what one man attempted to do. Sparked during conversations with a lovely coworker, the two assemble am idiotic team to plan the heist. Of course with many heist movies there is some double crossing involved. How will things shake out once the wheels are in motion? Much of the cast is from Saturday Night Live and there are many slapstick moments along with bone-headed decisions. Overall, it is a stupid funny movie with the tone more crass than clever and of course it is over the top in moments.
Jared Hess's "Masterminds" is the sort of movie that you'll appreciate if you accept low humor. I do. It might be a surprise to learn that the movie is based on a true story (the October 1997 Loomis Fargo robbery). I'm sure that a lot of what the movie shows is added for comic relief, and to let the cast members do their stuff. Even so, they lay everything out quite well, as the scheme's main man sets up the armored car driver as a patsy.While Zach Galifianakis, Owen Wilson and Kristen Wiig are the top-billed stars, some of the best lines come from Leslie Jones (if she's in a movie, you know that it's gonna be good). As expected, Kate McKinnon and Jason Sudeikis also turn in good performances. Basically, the combination of the heist, the snappy dialogue, and the occasional gross-out humor makes for one funny movie. Betcha never thought that an Enya song would get used this way! It's also gotten noted that three of the four modern Ghostbusters star in this movie. 2016's "Ghostbusters" is a criminally underrated movie. It's hard to believe that there are people who call it one of the worst movies ever while still regarding as masterpieces the obnoxious "Everyone Says I Love You", the vacuous "Eyes Wide Shut", and the pointless "Man on the Moon".