Alex Gates (Jack Nicholson) is a wine merchant that is not exactly a family man: he distanced from his alcoholic wife Suzanne and his stepson Jason (Stephen Dorff). In debt he decides to steal a valuable diamond necklace from the Reese mansion where his Cuban mistress Gabriela (Jennifer Lopez) works. The day of the heist Alex and his partner in crime Victor Spansky (Michael Caine) go to the Reese's mansion pretending that the winery cellar needs some repair: they manage to steal the necklace before being discovered and when Alex returns home he is knocked out by his wife, and when he wakes up he tries to retrieve the necklace and show Jason who's boss.
While it's a well made movie and has quite a cast (Jack Nicholson, Michael Caine, Jennifer Lopez and Stephen Dorff) there are two strikes against it. First, the nature of Nicholson's character is kinda nasty in some points, and the viewer will have problem in relating with him (I more related to Caine's character while watching). Second, some of the situations were kinda awkward and not certainly what you expect with a director like Bob Rafelson. But the pros (the thrilling moments, some of the moments with Caine that tried to extinguish Nicholson's burning nature) were worth the wait and the witnessing of the bad moments.
In substance, certainly not one of Jack Nicholson's (and Michael Caine's) finest moments but still ok in a way and not that bad as a time passer. If you don't care too much about the cons you might enjoy it more than me.
While it's a well made movie and has quite a cast (Jack Nicholson, Michael Caine, Jennifer Lopez and Stephen Dorff) there are two strikes against it. First, the nature of Nicholson's character is kinda nasty in some points, and the viewer will have problem in relating with him (I more related to Caine's character while watching). Second, some of the situations were kinda awkward and not certainly what you expect with a director like Bob Rafelson. But the pros (the thrilling moments, some of the moments with Caine that tried to extinguish Nicholson's burning nature) were worth the wait and the witnessing of the bad moments.
In substance, certainly not one of Jack Nicholson's (and Michael Caine's) finest moments but still ok in a way and not that bad as a time passer. If you don't care too much about the cons you might enjoy it more than me.