Synopsis
A night guard at an armored car company in the Southern U.S. organizes one of the biggest bank heists in American history.
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Cast
- Zach GalifianakisDavid Ghantt
- Owen WilsonSteve Chambers
- Kristen WiigKelly Campbell
- Kate McKinnonJandice
- Leslie JonesAgent Scanlon
- Jason SudeikisMike McKinney
- Mary Elizabeth EllisMichelle Chambers
- Ken MarinoDoug
- Karsten FriskeCort Chambers
- Dallas EdwardsKen Chambers
Recommendations
- 70
TheWrap
Masterminds is kinder to its characters than most comedies about the bumbling and under-educated, and that’s Hess’s strength. - 70
Variety
It’s this improv-ready ensemble’s wit and Galifianakis’ own gift for physical humor that account for most of the laugh-out-loud moments, heightened by silly flourishes so eccentric...they could only be found in a Jared Hess movie. - 63
Charlotte Observer
Bits of welcome weirdness creep in, mainly through the too-brief character of Ghantt’s intense fiancée (Kate McKinnon). But Hess has little time for wit. - 63
Chicago Tribune
Masterminds still has its riotously funny moments, thanks to the fearless, uninhibited actors and a director who lets them play. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
At its playful best, the screenplay by Chris Bowman, Hubbel Palmer and Emily Spivey sends up crime-movie clichés with a light touch, and Hess shows uncharacteristic restraint in letting those moments play out without reaching for punchlines. - 50
Arizona Republic
Sometimes it’s absurdist comedy. Sometimes it’s dark comedy. Sometimes it’s out-and-out killing-people drama (almost, but not quite). It’s often funny, but it never quite hangs together as a coherent movie. - 40
Empire
The film strains in two different directions, half trying to stay true to its based-on-fact roots, half wanting to ditch all that and become a ridiculous farce. - 40
We Got This Covered
If you’re laughing at all throughout Masterminds, it’s probably because of Jason Sudeikis.
