Entrapment

"The trap is set."

1999 1h 52m EN

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6.2

MID

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40%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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6.3

IMDB

★6.2TMDB · 2,315🥫40%Rotten Tomatoes●54Metacritic★6.3IMDB · 129,352

RomanceDramaMystery

Synopsis

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Two thieves, who travel in elegant circles, try to outsmart each other and, in the process, end up falling in love.

“The trap is set.”

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Cast

Catherine Zeta-Jones
Virginia 'Gin' Baker
Sean Connery
Robert 'Mac' MacDougal
Will Patton
Hector Cruz
Maury Chaykin
Conrad Greene
Ving Rhames
Aaron Thibadeaux
Kevin McNally
Haas
Terry O'Neill
Quinn
Madhav Sharma
Security Chief

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jon Amiel
Writers: William Broyles Jr., Ronald Bass, Ronald Bass
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Mid-budget at $66M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Made its money back 3.2× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jon Amiel, shot by Phil Meheux. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Christopher Young. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Terry Rawlings shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Catherine Zeta-Jones and Sean Connery and Will Patton carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jon Amiel directs. Phil Meheux behind the camera. Christopher Young scores. Terry Rawlings cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Mid-budget at $66M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Made its money back 3.2× over at the box office.
327 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
5Directed by Jon Amiel, shot by Phil Meheux. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Christopher Young. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Terry Rawlings shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Catherine Zeta-Jones and Sean Connery and Will Patton carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "The trap is set.".
10IMDB entry: tt0137494 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 16 themes, including "new year's eve", "london, england", "distrust", "undercover".
12Released under 14 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Phil Meheux
Original score: Christopher Young
Editing: Terry Rawlings
Production design: Norman Garwood
Costume design: Penny Rose
Makeup / hair: Colin Jamison
VFX supervisor: Nick Davis
Sound: John Hayward
Stunt coordinator: Vic Armstrong
Runtime: 112 min · 1h 52m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $66,000,000
Box office: $212,404,400
Return: 322% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Entrapment (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes: 40% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 54/100
IMDB rating: 6.3/10 · 129,352 votes
MPAA: PG-13

Awards

4 wins & 6 nominations total

Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actress
Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor

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Wuchak2018-09-03
★ 7/10
Millennium heist flick with Sean Connery, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Catherine’s derrière Gin, an insurance agent with the curious skills of a cat burglar (Catherine Zeta-Jones), is sent by her employer (Will Patton) to wiggle into the company of aging British master-thief “Mac” MacDougal (Sean Connery). He tentatively accepts her but insists on arduous training before stealing a priceless Chinese mask from the well-guarded Bedford Palace. Their developing attraction and suspicion threaten to ruin their partnership but the lure of $8 billion from a heist at the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, maintains their alliance. I usually don’t like heist flicks (because I’m not interested in the glorification of criminals), but the charisma of Connery and the beauty of Zeta-Jones keeps “Entrapment” (1999) interesting, not to mention the all-around stylish and kinetic filmmaking. Mac's hideout, an isolated castle in Scotland, is an unexpected attraction. The movie’s similar in tone to the contemporaneous “Eye of the Beholder” (1999), but without the pall of moody gloom and sleaze. The first 70 minutes are surprisingly entertaining before slumping for 20 minutes, but the film thankfully recovers for the thrilling and twisty last act. “Entrapment” is famous for iconic stills of Catherine acrobatically maneuvering her way through a laser security system, which showcase her heightened derrière. She’s a beautiful woman and these sequences are certainly highlights. Yet you could hardly call them pornographic since she’s fully clothed and, while her outfit might be tight, it’s not exactly skintight. Concerning the mild controversy over the dubious attraction of Mac (Connery) and Gin (Zeta-Jones), Connery was 68 when "Entrapment" was shot, but Mac is 60 in the story. Catherine was almost 30 during shooting, but looks & acts 35. So their age-difference is roughly 25 years, which isn’t anything unheard of. Moreover, men are naturally attracted to younger women and Gin is a full-fledged whoa-man, not a teenager or even 20-something. Mac may have been 60, but he was charismatic, intelligent, virile and very much young at heart; so it’s no wonder Gin was attracted to him. Lastly, being attracted to someone isn't the same as wanting to marry the person or even have sex. You can be naturally attracted to someone, but dismiss any further entanglement for numerous reasons, such as you're married, s/he is married, s/he is too young, s/he is too old, you prefer being single, etc. The film runs 1 hour, 53 minutes and was shot in England, Scotland (Duart Castle & Eilean Donan Castle), Malaysia and New York City. Ving Rhames costars as Mac’s covert ally. GRADE: B
The Movie Mob2022-09-24
★ 7/10
Entrapment is a quality heist film with high stakes and great twists that overcomes its strange romantic moments. Entrapment showcases clever heists, stunning leads, and beautiful locations resulting in a well-crafted and entertaining heist film. The question of “Who is playing who?” constantly has the viewer guessing what twists could come and wondering what each character is really up to. The first half of the movie is stronger than the second. The planning of the first heist and its execution have great pacing and intrigue. After all that, the second half of the movie, which is supposed to be the bigger and more difficult heist, feels rushed and less satisfying. And let’s just say it, the awkward romance between Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones when he is nearly 40 years older and 69 at the time of Entrapment’s release is CRINGE. They could have taken the father/daughter or mentor/student relationship and kept it from being weird. All in all, Entrapment is a solid entry in the heist genre because of the effort, planning, and prep behind each robbery and great performances from the beautiful Catherine Zeta-Jones and the classic Sean Connery.
CinemaSerf2023-08-28
★ 7/10
I quite enjoyed this cyber-crime caper - the two stars have a chemistry that largely gets past the slightly fluffy dialogue and far-fetched plot. Catherine Zeta-Jones is, ostensibly, an insurance operative sent to help catch arch thief "Mac" (Sean Connery) once a valuable Rembrandt is taken from an seemingly impregnable high-rise office. It transpires that she has other fish to fry, however, and before long the poacher and the gamekeeper have a grand design to commit the creme de la creme of computer hacks without getting caught. It's at it's best during the heist planning stages, though sadly falls away a bit during a rather poorly constructed last twenty minutes that also introduces a romance that I found a bit cheesy. A pretty wooden Ving Rhames features - luckily, quite sparingly - as a duplicitous FBI agent but Maury Chaykin is really quite good as the odious, sexually ambiguous fixer "Conrad Greene". Worth a watch.