The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Entrapment
Romance · Drama · Mystery · 1999
Two thieves, who travel in elegant circles, try to outsmart each other and, in the process, end up falling in love.
Movie details
Entrapment
“The trap is set.”
1999 Romance · Drama · Mystery 1h 52m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.2 / 10
Community rating
Two thieves, who travel in elegant circles, try to outsmart each other and, in the process, end up falling in love.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Entrapment?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Adrenaline Seeker
“If it slows down, you check your phone.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Jon Amiel
Written by
Ronald Bass · William Broyles Jr. · Michael Hertzberg
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Virginia 'Gin' Baker
Sean Connery
Robert 'Mac' MacDougal
Will Patton
Hector Cruz
Maury Chaykin
Conrad Greene
Ving Rhames
Aaron Thibadeaux
Kevin McNally
Haas
Terry O'Neill
Quinn
Court is in session
Put Entrapment on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.