Plot Summary
Insurance investigator Virginia “Gin” Baker assesses the theft of a valuable Rembrandt painting from a New York City penthouse. Gin informs her boss, Hector Cruz, that she suspects the involvement of world-class international thief Robert “Mac” MacDougal, an elderly man who steals for the challenge. Cruz assigns her to investigate. In London, Mac quickly realizes that Gin is following him and confronts her. She claims to be a thief in need of Mac’s help to steal a valuable Chinese mask from the highly-secure Bedford Palace. After Gin passes his test by obtaining the Palace floorplans, Mac brings her to his isolated Scottish castle to prepare.
There, Gin confesses to stealing the Rembrandt, prompting Mac to reveal that he, in turn, intercepted it before it reached her client. The pair train for the heist, clashing over Mac’s over-preparedness and resisting their mutual attraction. Later, unaware that Mac is listening in, Gin contacts Cruz to explain her plan to entrap Mac. That night, Mac and Gin break into Bedford Palace and steal the mask. Before they can escape, however, Mac threatens to drown Gin if she does not admit she is trying to arrest him. Gin claims that her insurance job is a cover identity, and she has no intention of arresting him as she needs him for another heist.
In Kuala Lumpur, Gin reveals her plan to infiltrate the Malaysian branch of the International Clearance Bank housed in the Petronas Towers. At midnight on New Year’s Eve, the bank’s global computer system will briefly shut down for thirty seconds to verify its integrity due to the millennium bug. During this window, Gin and Mac plan to use her custom software to siphon small amounts from thousands of corporate transactions into her account. Concerned for Gin’s safety, Mac attempts to cancel the heist.
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Info & Stats
Director:
Jon Amiel
Writers:
Ron Bass, Michael Hertzberg, William Broyles Jr
Stars:
Sean Connery, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Ving Rhames
Categories:
Romance, Drama, Mystery
Budget:
$66,000,000.00
Revenue:
$212,404,400.00
Age: PG13Â Â |Â Â Duration: 1h 52m
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