Harry Deane (Colin Firth, Love Actually) wants to get one over on his foul-mouthed, soul-destroying boss Lionel Shabandar (Alan Rickman, Die Hard) and to retire early - as the Coen Brothers write. Deane intends to con the billionaire using his love of fine art, a crafty forger and the grand-daughter of a historical figure (Cameron Diaz, There's Something About Mary). Turns out, it's not as simple as all that. Hilarity ensues.
And boy, do I mean it. One of the funniest new films I've seen a while. The film goes through phases of smiles and chuckles and then you end up almost on the sticky floors of the cinema, laughing like hell. Colin Firth's fantastic physical acting and Alan Rickman's fantastic voice just knocked me down. The two of them make a great pair, and the Coen's seem to have written the parts with them in mind.
If you want a good fun cinema going experience, this is for you. Not get many like this, very few and far between.
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