No Sudden Moves (2021)

No Sudden Moves (2021)

 

8/10

Starring

Don Cheadle

Benicio del Toro

David Harbour

Jon Hamm

 

Directed by Steven Soderbergh

 

Contains Spoilers

This movie has many layers, twists, and is at all times eventful. You’ll never want to skip a minute while watching. There is nothing more fun than a good crime movie that never allows you to get ahead of it. Anytime you think, “Okay, things are going to go straight from here on…” Nope, someone pulls another double cross. This may not rank as high as one of the most formidable crime movies you can see, but the way it’s written makes it very easy to follow and captivating, as things never go the way you think.

The movie is well-directed by Steven Soderbergh (Ocean’s Eleven with George Clooney) and written by Ed Solomon (writer of the Bill and Ted franchise). The movie boasts an ensemble cast of A-list actors, and the production and direction are smooth. The actors all shine in their roles, delivering this movie the best way they can.

Set in the 50s, the plot starts with Curt (Don Cheadle) being given a job by Doug to babysit a family, with the pay being five thousand. This babysitting job requires three people: Curt and Ronald (Benicio Del Toro) will babysit the family, while the third man, Charlie, will take the father to his office to retrieve a document.

The three men get to the home, with Curt and Ronald holding the family at gunpoint (babysitting). Charlie and the father go to his office to retrieve an important document. The man doesn’t find the document, so he takes any papers he finds and gives them to Doug (who had Charlie direct the man to drive to where he was). Unknown to the two babysitters, Charlie was supposed to kill the whole family after the job was done. But when he pulls out his gun to do so, he is killed by Curt. Doug discovers that he was given a fake document and calls the home, only to get through to Curt. Doug asks Curt to finish the job and even kill Ronald. Curt, suspecting this was a setup, takes off with Ronald and leaves the family alive.

Curt comes up with a plan to go back, get the father, and get the document. With a huge price on their heads, he and Ronald come to the conclusion that the document must be worth more than the price on their heads. So, they go back to get the father, and things get completely complicated from then on.

You can catch this movie on HBO Max. It’s worth every minute you’ll spend watching it, including your money.