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Plunkett And Macleane
Plunkett And Macleane
Stars: Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, Liv Tyler, Ken Stott, Alan Cumming, Michael Gambon, Iain RobertsonDirector: Jake Scott
Summary: Two highwaymen dream of great things as they rob the wealthy of their jewels and money. But when they happen upon the coach of the Lord Chief Justice, life becomes more complicated than they imagined.
Will Plunkett (Carlyle) is a common thief who teams up with aristocrat James Macleane to rob from the rich, using their combined social connections and criminal knowhow to become "The Gentlemen Highwaymen". But when Macleane falls in love with the daughter of one of their wealthy victims, things get complicated. A stylish, fast-paced, techno-scored adventure. Director Scott is the son of BLADE RUNNER director Ridley Scott.
Reviewed by: philreyn
Posted on December 6, 2005 1:21 PM
Trainspotting's Jonny Lee Miller and Robert Carlyle reunite for this 'Dick Turpin style adventure. This movie has action, comedy, romance, a real nasty 'baddie', and is even a little brutal in parts. Enough ingredients to keep most people amused for an hour and a half.
For me, the highlight is the way certain modern aspects are integrated into the film. For example, listen to the bass from the music at the costume ball!, and the two gay aristocrats who go around saying "Alright Geezer" to everyone.
I can see this movie rising to cult status in a few years.
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No-one will be neutral about Plunkett and Macleane. Either you go with its notion of cheeky, stylish fun or you want to grab first-time director Jake Scott by the ear and slap him silly. Your inclination may depend on whether you recall his dad Ridley's own directing debut, The Duellists(1977), and savour the correspondences. Dad took a Joseph Conrad tale of the Napoleonic Wars, cast it with the ultra-contemporary Keith Carradine and Harvey Keitel, and filmed it with a swooping, mobile camera. Son Jake has made a feisty period piece about a pair of thieves (Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller) in 1748 London and filled it with blatant anachronisms. A decadent aristo (Alan Cumming), asked whether he "still swings both ways," replies, "I swing every way!" A ballroom full of revellers dances the minuet (or is it the gavotte?) while our ears--if not theirs--are filled with a trance ballad. And so forth.
Is this sophomoric? Maybe. But it's also often fresh and inventive. Why shouldn't a filmmaker be allowed to speak directly to a contemporary consciousness, even flaunt it, as long as he also delivers startling imagery and convincing period detail? The solid cast includes Michael Gambon as a corrupt magistrate, Ken Stott as a very nasty enforcer named Mr Chance (who favours a thumb through the eye socket and into the brain as a mode of execution) and Terence Rigby as a philosophical jailer. Even Liv Tyler looks more interesting than usual. In the end pretty frivolous, Plunkett and Macleaneis nonetheless a lively debut. --Richard T Jameson, Amazon.com
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