12/21/2023 0 Comments Flawless 2007This is rough.but imagine how frustrated she becomes when the company janitor, Hobbs (Michael Caine), tells her that he read a letter in the CEO's office.and it said that they were going to fire her and blackball her in the industry! But again and again and again, men are being advanced to upper management and she has come to realize she has hit the so-called 'glass ceiling' and because she was a woman, she'd never go any further. It seems that in the 1950s, Laura is a very talented and capable executive with London Di, a huge diamond firm. Now, with the statute of limitations behind her, she's about to tell her story. But the interview goes in a way the reporter didn't suspect when Laura admits that long, long ago she was involved in a huge diamond robbery.one for which she managed never to be caught. It seems that back in the 1950s, Laura was a real groundbreaker.an executive in the diamond industry in London when other women only became secretaries. When the story begins, Laura (Demi Moore) is an elderly woman in the present day being interviewed by a reporter about her extraordinary career. With "Flawless" they managed to come up with a dandy twist.making it yet another lovely heist film worth your time. While this is generally a wonderful genre with MANY great caper pictures (such as "Rififi", "Oceans Eleven", "Grand Slam" and "Bob le Flambeur"), it's also a genre that seems to have little in the way of twists to make newer heist films worth seeing. Reviewed by MartinHafer 8 / 10 Well, that's one creative way of dealing with the old glass ceiling! Really a great movie, highly recommended. The movie has a quite satisfying ending that you really couldn't figure out exactly until it too was revealed. The directing is most excellent too as it builds the story slowly, never revealing too much, and allows the tension to slowly mount. It really nails the 60's-some of which I recall and all of which looks totally appropriate. Special mention is due to the set design. These two elevate the all ready good story to great heights. He's great here and surprise.Demi Moore is spot-on in her portrayal as the brilliant, yet stepped-on lone female executive who sacrificed too much before she realized too late it was for naught. Speaking of together, Michael Caine continues his low key return to excellent work ever since Ciderhouse Rules. Singularly they wield no power over such old established hallmarks, yet together they bring these "takers" to their knees. Justice is served by two very different individuals who quite remarkably find themselves in this extraordinary situation. Spin a story around these heartless institutions getting their "just comeuppance". Start with two of the most reviled yet tolerated institutions: diamond broking and large insurance underwriting. Reviewed by AudioFileZ 9 / 10 Story, Acting, & Atmosphere combine.Flawlessly! And it is not long before insurance investigator Mr. Laura agrees to help, but she is soon in over her head. Hobbs, approaches her with a daring but simple plan to steal a handful of diamonds from the vault. She is shocked, but intrigued, when the mild-mannered night janitor, Mr. She is frustrated as her talents are rarely acknowledged and her less-experienced male co-workers are promoted ahead of her. Laura Quinn is the lone female executive at London Diamond Corporation.
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