Stephen (Mark Ruffalo) and younger brother Bloom (Adrien Brody) are constantly shuffled in the foster system. They learn over the years to be great con artists where the best con is when everybody gets what they want. Their life of con leaves them few friends other than a mysterious mostly silent sidekick Bang Bang (Rinko Kikuchi) who loves to blow things up. Bloom wants to quit the cons but Stephen talks him into doing one last con on an eccentric heiress Penelope Stamp (Rachel Weisz).
This is stylized quirkiness from writer/director Rian Johnson. Everybody is quirky and likable. The pace could be quicker. The plot is overtly complicated and ridiculous. And Rachel Weisz is just so lovely. It is uniquely wacky.
This is stylized quirkiness from writer/director Rian Johnson. Everybody is quirky and likable. The pace could be quicker. The plot is overtly complicated and ridiculous. And Rachel Weisz is just so lovely. It is uniquely wacky.