Review of The Score (2001) by Filipeneto — 06 Apr 2019

Regular in its kind, it counts on good actors who did not always shine.

In this film, a professional thief almost to retire decides to accept one last millionaire work: to rob a real scepter that was smuggled and is hidden in the Customs of Montreal, Canada. The plan was the idea of ​​a newbie, who infiltrated the place as a mentally handicapped employee, and who promises to make things easier. But things will sour as the rivalry between the two and the egos dispute threatens to undermine the plan.

We've seen things like that before. There are plenty of movies about assaults and the world of professional crime. The film is regular and complies with what is required to operate under these premises. However, there are some minor flaws. For example, the scepter issue. Royal scepters are rare, they generally belong to countries and their royalties. They are not easy objects to steal, and if this happens, it is a matter of much international investigation, besides being difficult objects to sell later. It would be easy for the customs officials to notice, through a phone call to the police, what they had in their hands, and the discovery of such a piece would soon be front page news. This makes it unlikely that the whole gang effort will focus on stealing such a piece. It is simply unbelievable.

This is Marlon Brando's latest film. But if you are not an absolute fan of the actor or know beforehand that he participates, you will not even think about it and the presence of this mythical actor will go completely unnoticed, as he makes a relatively minor character and does not perform a remarkable performance. The same could be said of Robert de Niro, who plays the main character but lacking brilliance or greater merit. Edward Norton is, in my opinion, the actor who knew the most. You can say it's politically incorrect, and I can even agree, but he was brilliant at the scenes where he pretended to suffer from cerebral palsy. He is a versatile actor, able to do very well a wide range of characters, and surprised a lot here.