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Actors: Phil Collins, Hugo Weaving, Josephine Byrnes
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Frauds |
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When Beth Wheats (Josephine Byrnes) arrives home early, surprises a burglar, and kills him with a crossbow, she's shocked to discover that he's actually one of her best friends (Peter Mochrie).
Less shocked is her husband Jonathan (Hugo Weaving), who set up the fake burglary as part of a scam to collect the insurance on a priceless, antique silver set. But when the police decide that the silver set was taken by an unknown accomplice, Jonathan thinks he's in the clear.
Enter Roland Copping (Phil Collins), a slightly twisted insurance investigator with a taste for practical jokes. Quickly ferretting out everything from the nature of the scam to the silver set's hiding place, Roland decides to shake down the Wheatses for a cut of the profits, viciously taunting them with his knowledge and the threat of exposure.
--James Craver, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Frauds |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Blackmail & Seduction?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- business executive
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) very skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) long curly
Body type
- (woman) average
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- private investigator
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- mentally ill
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) bald
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Setting
City?
Yes
City:
- London
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- all mixed up
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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