Michael Caine + Demi Moore = 'Flawless'
Can’t wait for the next big diamond movie? Well your wait is almost over, and this one looks fun. Michael Caine and Demi Moore star, respectively, as Hobbs, a janitor, and Laura Quinn, an American exec fighting the glass ceiling, in the 1960s heist flick Flawless. Set in London (but filmed in Luxembourg), and loosely based on real life, the duo join forces to steal diamonds from their corrupt employer, the London Diamond Corp. Michael Radford (Il Postino) directs. Read an early review from JCK’s sister publication Variety here.
The best part—other than Caine and Moore reteaming after 23 years (Blame It on Rio)? The retro graphics of the (mostly) black-and-white movie poster below.
Movie posters via WildAboutMovies.com
Originally set for a 2007 release, look for Flawless to bow in the first quarter of 2008.
Dr. H commented:
Point taken, but I still think that beating a drum that reinforces
the stereotypes that already exist about the industry--even as a
subplot in a period heist thriller--still has a cumulative negative
impact on the overall image of the industry. Of course, it's likely
the movie will come and go without much notice. Clearly the studio
isn't loving it, having banished it to the first quarter of the
year when they typically unload the dreck.
Toni Rumore commented:
Hi Dr. H - For sure, it will be hard for the movie to live up to
its name! Looks like the emphasis is on the glass ceiling (see The
Hollywood Reporter): "The international political background -- how
diamond companies exploit the natural resources of poor countries
to make a few men rich -- are mentioned, though not to the extent
of, say, 'Blood Diamond.' ... Discrimination is clearly in focus."
hollywoodreporter.com/hr/imdb/reviews/article_display.jsp?rid=9978&vnu_special_account_code=thrsiteimdbpro
Dr. H commented:
Just what the diamond and jewelry industry needs, another bad movie
with corrupt diamond companies and mining accidents!
