An art curator decides to seek revenge on his abusive boss by conning him into buying a fake Monet, but his plan requires the help of an eccentric and unpredictable Texas rodeo queen.
Acting
Rickman in a towel. That's it. That's the highlight.
Costume
Diaz's rodeo queen outfits vs. Firth's sad professor cardigans
Writing
Coen brothers script zigs where lesser capers zag
Director
Michael Hoffman
Colin Firth
Harry Deane
Cameron Diaz
PJ Puznowski
Alan Rickman
Lionel Shahbandar
Tom Courtenay
The Major
Stanley Tucci
Martin Zaidenweber
Cloris Leachman
Grandma Merle
Alex Macqueen
Mr. Dunlop
Joe Berryman
Gas Station Cashier
Anna Skellern
Secretary Fiona
Lorna Brown
Couple Wife
Pip Torrens
Desk Clerk
Julian Rhind-Tutt
Xander
Selina Cadell
Dowager
Mike Noble
Gunboy
Sarah Goldberg
Executive Wilson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is a remake of a 1966 Michael Caine film that nobody remembers, which explains the stubbornly '60s pacing.
The Coen brothers wrote this in the '90s and shelved it for fifteen years—imagine the alternate universe where it starred George Clooney instead.
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