Movie No. 40 (2015): THE FORGER
The Forger (2014)
Director: Philip Martin
Cast: John Travolta, Christopher Plummer, Tye Sheridan
With the help of an old contact, con artist Ray Cutter, who has exceptional talent in forging things, gets released from prison (on parole?) 10 months earlier. His reason: to spend time with his teenage son who has a stage four brain tumor. But Ray's father who has been taking care of his son is suspicious of his early release; the father doesn't want Ray's presence in the household. Meanwhile, Ray has a price to pay in exchange of his early release: to forge a Monet, steal the original from the exhibit, and replace it with the forged version.
Director: Philip Martin
Cast: John Travolta, Christopher Plummer, Tye Sheridan
With the help of an old contact, con artist Ray Cutter, who has exceptional talent in forging things, gets released from prison (on parole?) 10 months earlier. His reason: to spend time with his teenage son who has a stage four brain tumor. But Ray's father who has been taking care of his son is suspicious of his early release; the father doesn't want Ray's presence in the household. Meanwhile, Ray has a price to pay in exchange of his early release: to forge a Monet, steal the original from the exhibit, and replace it with the forged version.
So, this must be a heist movie. And this is a family drama (?) of the tearjerker kind. This is an odd combination. And it fails. John Travolta registers a stoic facial expression when the character he's portraying is anything but that. The script is flawed. The heist part is poorly edited.
Rating: 1.0/4.0
Date seen: August 9, 2015
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