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Gambit

We saw Gambit yesterday. Orange Wednesday, where you get two tickets for the price of one, which is a steal really.

A Coen brothers film with Colin Firth, Alan Rickman, Tom Courtenay and Cameron Diaz, it came with a good pedigree. And to be honest it wasn't a bad film, although it will probably be consigned to the mediocre category by many.

Rickman is a master of what appears to be unintentional humour, while Firth is well cast as the disaster-prone art expert. The plot is, of course, contrived, featuring a 'well-planned' heist that goes wrong at about every stage. Cameron Diaz as the Texas cowgirl is, as always, very good to look at, and is adept at this type of comedy role, while Tom Courtenay as 'The Major' completes the 'typical English comedy' line up.

If you fancy a lightweight comedy that doesn't require you to work your brain too hard, then it's worth seeing.



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