
Curator Harry Deane (Colin Firth) is an expert in fine art, but he's equally accomplished in taking abuse from his insolent boss Lionel Shabandar (Alan Rickman). That's about to change. The plan, trick the avid art collector into buying a fake Monet painting. To assist in the heist, Deane hires rowdy Texas cowgirl P.J. Puznowski (Cameron Diaz) to help him fool the richest man in England. But as the plan begins to unravel, Deane finds he is falling in love with the rodeo Queen... (Full plot summary below)
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Curator Harry Deane (Colin Firth) is an expert in fine art, but he's equally accomplished in taking abuse from his insolent boss Lionel Shabandar (Alan Rickman). That's about to change. The plan, trick the avid art collector into buying a fake Monet painting. To assist in the heist, Deane hires rowdy Texas cowgirl P.J. Puznowski (Cameron Diaz) to help him fool the richest man in England. But as the plan begins to unravel, Deane finds he is falling in love with the rodeo Queen, ensuing further complications.
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| Film School RejectsJack GirouxThe director behind Soapdish and The Last Station is generally reliable, but he can't keep up with the Coens' fast paced dialogue. |
| ReelTalk Movie ReviewsBetty Jo TuckerFirth demonstrates flawless comic timing and a knack for gentle slapstick during many sequences that might have bombed with another actor playing Harry Deane. |
| The Film StageDan MeccaIt feels like a film that's been cut down along the way in an attempt at commercial salvation. |
| Blu-ray.comBrian OrndorfIt's a fair comedy that's inoffensive and evocative of a different era, filled with enough eccentricity and sharp delivery to embrace as pleasant nonsense from two screenwriters exceptionally skilled with such buffoonery. |
| Financial TimesNigel AndrewsAgainst odds the film is sometimes funny, bandying its dated tropes like a badge of pride. |
| Flicks.co.nzJames CrootThe right level of farce, tasteful nudity and general shenanigans for the film to not outstay its welcome, while admittedly not lingering long in the memory. |
| ScotsmanSiobhan SynnotOccasionally ... the film finds its groove, and some decent laughs, with Firth. |
| Daily Telegraph (UK)Tim RobeyGambit's a mixed bowl of nuts, all told, but if there's nothing in it that raises so much as a chuckle, you may need chuckling practice. |
| The Sun (UK)Alex ZaneIn spite of its strong cast and decent premise, something feels slightly off with Gambit. |
| The Ooh TrayEd WhitfieldIt's mirthless, languid and obvious. Well, you can relate. |