Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3444 in DVD
• Released on: 2006-12-04
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 119 minutes

Synopsis
Every thief dreams of the big heist that will allow him to leave the business of crime behind. Every thief except Nick (Robert De Niro), a cool, methodical safecracker who never takes on long-shot jobs until his longtime partner, Max (Marlon Brando), offers him the big score--to filch a priceless scepter from the Montreal customs house. Wary about the job, Nick and the hotheaded customs house insider, Jackie (Edward Norton), begin to dissect the elaborate details of entering the building, avoiding the security measures, blowing the safe, and escaping with the scepter. But as in every thrilling crime caper, plans go awry. Skilled comic director Frank Oz is clearly comfortable working with the best method actors from the past three generations. Brando's Max bursts with joyful cynicism, while De Niro is Brando's perfect foil, so collected that every smile seems like a revelation. Norton's Jackie is far more expressive, but it is Norton's smallest movements--holding a gaze a half beat too long--that hint at the secret motives pulsing beneath his skin. Smooth like the scotch Nick likes to drink, and swirling with tension, THE SCORE provides the real payoff to the audience.

Customer Reviews

a difficult film to review...
I did enjoy this film and feel most viewers will no doubt agree. It has three great actors and a story that is satisfying to its conclusion. A strange performance by Brando, almost without effort and dare i say, it shows. De Niro is much better and holds the film together well, very convincing as the cautious thief and we can relate to his caution where the other two are concerned. Edward Norton is excellent and proberbly the most memorable performance of the film. The way he can change into a mentally/physically challenged person is very impressive. Although it does seem as though he is showing off (who can blame him, he is alongside two of the greatest actors of all time)

De Niro and Norton at their best!
Robert De Niro plays a guy called Nick who is part-time safe breaker and Jazz club owner who is about to retire when approached by Brando he is persuaded to accept this "one last job".A young and cocky Edward Norton is the inside man and plays a brilliant part as a mentally backward person who is not!Brando has a somewhat cameo role and Angela Bassett is the love interest.The film runs at a fast pace throughout with a fair amount of edge of seat drama and a superb end twist.I do not want to give away any of the plot.A really good film, well-produced and directed and a bargain buy.