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Synopsis: In New York, the experienced art thief, Keith Ripley, invites the bold thief from Miami, Gabriel Martin, to team up with him. He plans the heist of two valuable mysterious antique Faberge eggs, located in a safe, of the well protected Russian jewelry Romanov. Each egg is worth twenty million dollars on the black market, and Ripley needs his cut to free himself from his debt to a powerful mobster, known as Nicky. The reluctant Gabriel agrees to participate, after having a one night stand with Ripley's goddaughter Alexandra Karolin. Meanwhile, the persistent Lieutenant Weber, who has unsuccessfully tried to put Ripley in jail for twenty years, figures out how to anticipate the movements of the criminal in order to catch him.
Director(s): Mimi Leder
Production: First Look Studios
 
IMDB:
6.0
R
Year:
2009
104 min
258 Views


Your father and Ripley,

they were close, right?

Once upon a time.

I'm sure Ripley told you.

My father's dead.

Now Ripley likes

to try to take care of me.

Pay for stuff. That kind of thing.

Of course, it's the least he can do.

Sorry. I don't mean to pry.

Yes, you do.

Now who is making assumptions?

No, Gaby. I'm not assuming a thing.

You wanna know about Ripley?

Stay away.

You son of a b*tch!

Well... you dropped these...

and I am a gentleman

bringing them back to you.

Uh-huh.

No, no, no, no, no!

No!

Sh*t, man! What do you want?

I told you to leave her alone.

I'm not gonna tell you again.

Get dressed. I'll be downstairs.

Son of a b*tch.

Fascinating.

You could start a whole new trend

in interior design.

- What are these?

- What do they look like?

Police IDs?

There's a reception at Romanov's

tonight, honouring the NYPD.

And our invitation's just arrived.

A cop for the night.

And all the doughnuts you can eat.

Meanwhile, however,

Ineed you to go to the dry-cleaners.

Why don't you go and pick up

your dry-cleaning yourself, sir?

Who said anything about picking up?

You're dropping off.

Cellphone, please.

- Commissioner Rawls.

- Gentlemen.

Deputy Commissioner Morelli.

Such a pleasure having you here.

May we give you gentlemen

the grand tour?

- The secrets of Romanov?

- You might say so.

- Thank you. We're honored.

- Please.

The guards,

all FSB secret police.

Every door, every inch of glass

wired and alarmed.

So even if a bird flies in here,

you know about it.

Topkapi.

Rififi.

No, the bird flew into the museum,

landed on the wire...

and set off the alarm in Topkapi.

You're a cineaste.

Actually, I only see heist movies.

Well, the lesson to take away from

the bird flying into the museum...

is no matter how well you planned,

always be ready to improvise...

because, I guarantee you,

something's gonna go wrong.

- I'd prefer to avoid that.

- Uh-huh.

How comprehensive

is the surveillance system?

Let's take a look.

- Smart card for the elevator.

- And all the doors.

This way. After you.

We're on.

Good to see you, old friend.

Let me introduce you.

Lieutenant Weber, I presume.

You know, Ripley,

identity theft is a serious crime.

- And quite an embarrassing one in this case.

- Really?

Do you realise

how ashamed I felt...

telling that nice lady at the door

that I was still a lieutenant?

I mean at my age?

Or should I say at your age?

I'm not amused.

What are you doing here?

And why did you appropriate

my invitation? As if I didn't know.

I apologise for the subterfuge.

I just wanted to show my friend here

some of the finer things in life.

If you want to arrest us for impersonating

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Ted Humphrey

Ted Humphrey is an American television and film writer and producer. He has worked in both capacities on the series The Nine and The Unit and the legal dramas Shark and The Good Wife. He was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for best new series for The Good Wife in 2010, as well as a 2010 Emmy Award for Best Drama Series for The Good Wife. In 2011 he was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for Best Episodic Drama Writing for the episode. more…

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