Don Cheadle, Ray Liotta, and Benicio Del Toro in No Sudden Move (© 2021 Warner Bros. You can already tell that something is rummaging in Russo’s head that we won’t know until he confronts Frank Capelli head-on, also superbly played by Ray Liotta.

Del Toro’s facial expressions are as legendary as ever, and speak louder than words. He’s particularly feared of Frank Capelli, as Russo has developed an affair with his wife, Vanessa (terrifically played by Uncut Gems breakout star Julia Fox). The film’s best performance, however, goes to Benicio del Toro, who at every turn seeks to betray Goynes and everyone he works for, but keeps getting stuck through one situation after another, which results in him inadvertently teaming up with Goynes to get out of this predicament. Both characters exude total confidence and an overall vibe of coolness, in whatever situation they’re in, even if they likely face imminent death or being caught by the police. That’s in part due to Don Cheadle’s performance, whose on-screen charm as Goynes reminded me of Basher from the Ocean’s trilogy, minus the caricatural british accent.

What follows is a classic game of cat-and-mouse, with Soderbergh utilizing his classic aesthetic techniques he perfected in the Ocean’s trilogy and, surprisingly, Magic Mike, to deliver a fun crime caper with a star-studded cast giving great performances.Īfter viewing this movie, the only thought that came to my mind was “ Ocean’s 14!”. However, they quickly realize that Jones, and mob bosses Frank Capelli ( Ray Liotta) and Aldrich Watkins ( Bill Duke) have set them up to fail and plan to kill them after the document is retrieved. Whilst No Sudden Move was made for a streaming service, it goes back to a more classic method of filmmaking, as Soderbergh sets it at the height of automobile sales in the mid 1950s, where three small-time criminals, Curt Goynes ( Don Cheadle), Ronald Russo ( Benicio del Toro) and Charley ( Kieran Culkin) get hired by a man named Doug Jones ( Brendan Fraser) to force a GM employee ( David Harbour) to retrieve a document in a safe in their Detroit office. The director has had a bit of a resurgence after he came out of retirement in 2017 to direct Logan Lucky, going against the studio system and the traditional ways of filmmaking, shooting two movies on iPhones, and making movies exclusively for streaming services. logo appeared on the screen, I knew, right then and there, that No Sudden Move was going to be yet another Steven Soderbergh banger. In No Sudden Move, Steven Soderbergh unleashes his classic aesthetics for a fun crime-caper featuring a star-studded cast.Īs soon as the 1950s Warner Bros.

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