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21 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliAs heist films go, Radford has crafted an engaging, if not especially memorable one, with Flawless.
- 75Seattle Post-IntelligencerBill WhiteSeattle Post-IntelligencerBill WhiteThe pleasure of watching such well-crafted entertainment offsets the small disappointments.
- 70Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonThe joy of this movie, which features Joss Ackland as a memorably intimidating, Afrikaner-accented boss, is in the gradual revelation of intrigue.
- 63Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsI enjoyed seeing Joss Ackland as well. The veteran character actor with the world’s lowest voice plays the diamond company chairman, and when he rumbles out orders, it’s like Sensurround never left us.
- 63TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghPolished but oddly lifeless heist thriller.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterNot the freshest heist movie ever made, Flawless still has a few pleasures to offer, thanks to a well-studied social and political background and to Michael Caine's lovely creation.
- 50VarietyJonathan HollandVarietyJonathan HollandAs neatly tailored, clean-cut, and visually appealing as a Savile Row suit. But audiences accustomed to more knowing fare are likely to find its twists and turns outdated while yearning for a little of the rebellious fun that made the genre gleam in the first place.
- 50Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumIt's left to Caine to wink and nod at his own contribution to real caper classics of the 1960s and '70s, produced with more emphasis on fun and less on instructive fact-finding.
- 50The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinMoore hasn't tackled a lead role since the turn of the century, and judging by her eminently forgettable work here, she hasn't spent that time painstakingly honing her chops.
- 30Village VoiceVillage VoiceFlawless is the sort of movie that tends to get called "enjoyably old-fashioned," except that there's nothing enjoyable about it. The pacing is torpid, the plotting slack, and the performances utterly joyless--chiefly Moore, who walks through every scene with her face stretched into an expressionless mask, her lips pressed into a permanent pout.