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List Price: $29.98 | | Label: FIRST LOOK PICTURES
Salesrank: 10782
Released: June 23, 2009 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted) Media: Blu-ray |
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Editorial Review:
From acclaimed director Mimi Leder, with an all-star action cast led by Morgan Freeman, Antonio Banderas and Rahda Mitchell, THE CODE is full of deceit, thievery and twists at every turn. While pulling a down-and-dirty jewelry heist on a subway train, Jack (Banderas) encounters Ripley (Freeman), a legendary thief who was casing the same job. In spite of Jack s initial reluctance, Ripley manages to rope him into an impossible job: the theft of two priceless Faberge Imperial Eggs from the heavily guarded vault of a New York diamond wholesaler. The stakes rise for Jack and Ripley when Ripley s goddaughter (Mitchell) is kidnapped by the KGB. Staying one step ahead of the NYPD, the FBI, the diamond merchants and the vicious Russian KGB crime boss determined to have the priceless eggs for himself, Jack and Ripley must find a way to pull off the heist and make it out alive.
The Code [Blu-ray] Reviews:
Enjoyable, but lacking inspiration... 
2009-12-14 - Mimi Leder (Pay if Forward) directs "The Code"(Thick as Thieves). Keith Ripley (Morgan Freeman), and Gabriel Martin (Antonio Banderas) are the two thieves who attempt to steal two precious Faberge eggs from a Russian Museum. This film is entertaining enough, but how many times have we seen a film like this before? There are twists at the end, but if it wasn't for the charismatic actors, I'm not sure this film has much of interest to offer.
Dragged 
2009-12-07 - Antonio Banderas? He mumbles so much I needed the close-captioning but that isn't available on Amazon On Demand. The plot was ok - I give it one star above the bottom because the twists were good. Honestly, it just had the wrong cast. This is a movie that needs someone mysterious or a a little more action. Basically, it just needed more of everything. It was like chili with no spices.
worth watching more than once 
2009-12-07 - i rarely buy movies but was glad that i bought this one. i think that it is a good one to buy because you will want to watch it several times. Very intense. Not one you will sleep through.
Code = bad 
2009-12-06 - Don't get fooled like I did. Don't even rent it for $.99. Morgan Freeman must have lost a bet or something. I know I haven't provided an analysis, but all I can say is that your time is worth much more than this.
One of Freeman's best 
2009-11-30 - I've watched/seen most of what Morgan freeman has done, short of Shawshank, this is one of his best yet.