Sam and his band of credit card stealing college cronies have quite a thing going. Funding their education and lives with various crafty and inventive scams – from blackmailing adulterers into forking up their plastic to ordering expensive items to the homes of unsuspecting folks when they’re out – the foursome have made quite a crime dent with their various endeavors. Problem is their latest victim is actually an accountant to a very vicious and sadistic gangster who takes the thought of his property being stolen very seriously. He gives the team an ultimatum – produce what is owed with sizable interest or die.
Again, not the most original story in the world (you want conman unique rent David Mamet’s "House of Games!"), but as slickly laid out by director Julian Gilbey "Plastic" holds attention. The film manages to be both a convincing con flick as well as a heist picture all told with a slightly above board sense of style. So while the roles within have familiar traits of ones that came before – the hothead, the cool leader, the calm right hand man and the emotional hottie – there is still uniqueness to each that keeps "Plastic" out of crappy character territory. I especially loved Ed Speleers as the cunning and manipulative headman and brash and bawdy tough guy Thomas Kretschmann as the heavy handed Marcel – opposite sides of the criminal coin. (Not to mention "Rambo" heavy Graham McTavish who has a great time as an opportunity seizing slimeball jeweler!)
At the end of the day "Plastic" isn’t going to win any originality awards, but slight differences and awareness of the enjoyment by an audience makes it better then most. In the end it’s not just about the pleasure for the folks making the movie – the joy has to be shared by those who shill out hard earned dollars as well.
Genre: Comedy / Action
Cast: Ed Speleers, Will Poulter, Alfie Allen
Director: Julian Gilbey
Rating: R
Running Time: 102 Minutes
Release Company: Arc Entertainment
Website: http://plasticmovie.co.uk
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