Greetings from Lithuania.So after seeing "The Score" (2001) which includes no less then actors who portrayed and won Oscars for portraying "Don Vito Corleone" himself and two more Oscar nominees, i can say that i was entertained for the whole 1 h 55 min. The heist itself is good, nothing super original but as a movie plot devise it worked. The most unfortunate thing for me was that this movie kinda lacked any third act, because when the score finally ends and some double crossing do come up, it kinda ends there on the most predictable note. That said i do recommend to seeing this movie once on a boring evening - it does its job. But if you consider the fact that 3 "household" names that appears in leading roles and one very strong female, it is a bit disappointing as it does not deliver anything fresh or highly great.Overall, "The Score" is a well made and superbly paced heist thriller which doesn't bring anything new to the table, but it is worth seeing it once. Pretty good story well made.

Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, Angela Bassett, and Marlon Brando star in "The Score" from 2001.De Niro is Nick Wells, a successful Montreal club owner who actually is a master crook. However, he's ready to retire and settle down with his girlfriend, flight attendant Diane (Angela Bassett). An associate, Max (Marlon Brando) prevails upon him to do one last deal - steal a valuable scepter from the Montreal Customs House. He refuses, but finally agrees for larger than his usual take.The inside man is Jack (Norton), an assistant janitor who on the job pretends to be mentally challenged. He manages to get Nick everything he needs to do the theft -- codes, kind of safe, everything. They carefully plan it.But you know how things are.Though the script is derivative in parts, Frank Oz directs with a briskness that keeps it moving. And he has a first-rate cast. The last part of the film is white-knuckle suspenseful. De Niro is very good, but he really has the least flashy role. That belongs to Norton, who does an excellent job as Danny. Marlon Brando looks like Rod Steiger in this and has trouble breathing with the slightest exertion - I really don't think that was the character, it was Brando. He created an interesting character, but it's sad to see him in a small role and in such bad condition. I interviewed Rod Steiger and asked him about the big scene in "Waterfront" when Brando didn't show up and Steiger had to do his scene without him. Steiger told me that it didn't matter anymore, that Brando had suffered so much, he could only feel sorry for him. Well, you can see this film and feel sorry for him too.

I really enjoyed "The Score", but compared to a lot of other "heist/caper" movies, this one seems to have the volume dialed down to about "3", and it has a sort of cumulative problem with the pacing.It's not that any given scene drags; in fact almost every scene in the movie is well done, well acted, filled with atmosphere, and absorbing. But by the time the actual break-in begins, you're more than ready for some action and movement. Typical example of this is the sound track, which features a quiet, throbbing horn motif that leaves the listener hanging and unresolved over and over again in scene after scene. That isn't to say that I didn't like it (it is, in fact, instantly memorable and hypnotic)...but after 90 minutes or so, I wanted something else.I think I understand what Oz was going for here, and I think he mostly achieved it. In fact, I bought a (discounted) copy for my collection, because I'm sure that I will want to see it again.I just wish someone had punched off the "mute" button a little sooner,or little more often.

The Score is about a hardened thief (DeNiro) who gets cajoled into doing 'one last job' by an up-and-coming criminal (Norton). That's about that. The plot isn't anything to sing about, but we watch it anyway because of the impressive casting (not to mention Marlon Brando as a mob boss).I found much of the first half pretty dull. It's all 'scene setting' and I was getting pretty bored. However, it all picks up the pace when they finally get round to pulling off the heist. The second half of the film is much better than the first. I know many people will say that the film needed the first half in order to build up character and get to know them, but, personally, I found that you could probably start watching the film about an hour in and still get everything out of it.The second half of the film makes it all worth watching. There's plenty of hiccups along the way of the heist and it definitely isn't all plain-sailing.If you enjoy the whole film - fair enough, but if (like me) you were tempted to turn it off, my advice is: don't - it definitely gets better!