The Saul Bass-esque art should clue you in on what the story is about, but what it doesn't convey is that it’s set in London during the sixties. Laura (Moore) is a capable woman under a glass ceiling, juggling business practices worth millions of pounds and striving to keep a healthy public façade. Hobbs (Caine) is a lowly cleaner, scrubbing floors on his hands and knees for minimum thanks. It's an unlikely pairing, for sure.
Environments are well-lit and beautifully decorated. Through careful timing it even manages to have us sympathising with thieves (not the ones in suits and ties). It’s a story that would work just as well as a novel as it does a film.
3 discretions out of 5
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