Morgan Freeman is a veteran thief who recruits a younger thief, Antonio Bandaras, to pull off a big job.
This reminded me a bit of The Score with DeNiro and Norton in the pairing of two thieves from different generations and with different goals.
Any film with Morgan Freeman usually gets a thumbs up from me instantly, but I'll caution you not to go out of your way to see this one.
The story doesn't move very quickly and it's full of problems. The problems come from the fact that there's a twist or two here that relies a LOT on misinformation and characters who act completely "wrong". It's like asking a man who has lived at the North Pole his whole life to write a story about how a farm in Kansas operates. There might be general knowledge, but the truth is so far off that it's laughable.
Even while writing this review, and thus, thinking about the movie, I'm realizing more and more about how absurd some of the characters' action were throughout the film.
It's a sham to waste Morgan Freeman in a film like this because he shines. It's actually pretty embarrassing for Antonio Bandaras because next to Morgan, Antonio's lack of acting skills are very apparent.
Still, it's a movie about thieves and a big heist with Morgan Freeman, so it's not a complete waste of time.
5 out of 10.