Biography

Masterminds

BiographyComedyCrime

A guard at an armored car company in the Southern U.S. organizes one of the biggest bank heists in American history.

Year

2016

Duration

1h 35m

IMDb

5.8

Trailer

Cast

Zach Galifianakis

David Ghantt

Owen Wilson

Steve Chambers

Kristen Wiig

Kelly Campbell

Ross Kimball

Eric Payne

Devin Ratray

Runny

Mary Elizabeth Ellis

Michelle Chambers

Jason Sudeikis

Mike McKinney

Kate McKinnon

Jandice

Leslie Jones

Scanlon

Jon Daly

Plewe

Ken Marino

Doug Jeffcoat

Daniel Zacapa

Quintero

TW

Tom Werme

Anchorman

Njema Williams

Ty

NC

Nils Cruz

Carlo's Uncle

MF

Michael Fraguada

Desk Clerk

CG

Christian Gonzalez

Banco Lujo Teller

Candace Blanchard

Cathy Jeffcoat

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Diya GcDec 22, 2023

David Ghantt (Zach Galifianakis) is a bumbling armor truck driver. Jandice (Kate McKinnon) is his bossy girlfriend. He's infatuated with coworker Kelly Campbell (Kristen Wiig) who accidentally fires her gun and gets fired. Three weeks later, her petty criminal friend Steve Chambers (Owen Wilson) comes up with an idea. They recruit sweet-natured David to steal from the company's vault. He cleans out $17 million. They give him fake ID Mike McKinney and send him to Mexico. FBI Agent Scanlon (Leslie Jones) leads the investigation. Steve turns David in for the reward but he manages to escape. Steve's wife (Mary Elizabeth Ellis) starts spending loads of money. They hire the real Mike McKinney (Jason Sudeikis) to kill David. Everybody is going full-on crazy weird. The problem is that it's rarely funny and the batting average is rather low. That takes away the comedy even when the jokes actually work. Director Jared Hess of Napoleon Dynamite fame is filling this 'real' story with wacky characters. I wonder if it would be funnier if he played it straight dead-pan. This cast is stacked but that might have driven them to try out-comedy each other.

Shaira DiazDec 22, 2023

Why? How? Just why and how? How and why? How in the heck did they mess up such a great story which happens to be based on true events? Why did they even bother to make this movie if they were going to use a screenwriter with nothing to his name and a director who's one and only hit was Napoleon Dynamite? If you are going to gamble on such a pair then why use an all-star comedic cast and a true story that should have practically wrote itself? Whatever, I'm over it. This movie is a waste of time and I only laughed once while watching it. I'm not going to explore the world or anything trying to explain why this film fails so freaking much. I'm just trying to end this review with as little effort as possible.

SamcheDec 22, 2023

The film reminded me 'Pain & Gain', only for inspiring from the real and being the comedy flicks. Other than that there's nothing in common between them. I have been expecting a lot from Zack since 'The Hangover', but it was always the near missed opportunities. I'm not saying this was his much needed breakthrough, but quite enjoyable film. An honest man who worked long enough as a guard for a bank, was approached by his ex colleague and her men with an offer. Since he was madly in love with her, he could not say no to it, despite he already got engaged to another woman. As planned the heist goes on and once it was done, he was ditched and ratted out. Now on the run, how he responds to it and the following events decides his fate. Not a great comedy nor a heist film, but it had its moments. The casting was good and it was Zack's show. The rest of them were not into that much, except in the final act. Jason Sudeikis was a bonus. His appearance added more fun. Now I know why Jim Carrey opted out. Owen Wilson's part was not good enough in such a small role, he did good though. Watching it for timepass is fine or even for beyond that seems not a bad try. 7/10

user7580536149852Dec 22, 2023

I have watched 1000s of movies in recent years. I have not reviewed a single one. I had to review this title. I was shocked that this movie generated a 5.7 average. I have not laughed so hard in ages. It is not a super-smart type of humor, but gets the job done. If you're not super uptight you will love this movie. Truly a gem in the comedy genre as I have stopped watching comedies due to the stupidity of the humor. Here, it's not overdone. While sometimes childish, still executed with taste. Being based on a true story is what initially sold the movie; however, I believe the real heist was just an inspiration for the movie. Therefore, do not expect a true story feel to this movie, just a laugh out loud comedy.

مواهب كرة القدم ⚽️Dec 22, 2023

I liked this comic take on a true life crime story about a bank heist. There is quite a collection of comic talent here and they are given a chance to shine as various types of white trash. Zach has been quite annoying in some previous movies but here he is the star and he is good. Kristin is good too and prettier than usual. Owen Wilson is always welcome. Jason is fairly funny too. The good part of this comedy is it doesn't rely on excessive crudeness than plagues recent comedies in order to be funny. The story itself is funny and there are quite a few unexpected laugh out loud moments as the action goes from NC to Mexico. Worth a watch.

M❤️K[][]Dec 22, 2023

I watched this not knowing what to expect and found myself laughing a lot and enjoying it thoroughly. I was surprised to see that it was not better received (not too surprised though, as it seems only the most popular movies get any positive reviews and there tends to be a bandwagon effect). Based on true story of one of the largest cash heists in history, it follows the crazy story of its perpetrators and their attempts to avoid being caught. Zach Galifianakis and other cast members are hilarious. The makers of the film obviously took pains to add little details to every scene that really add to the comedy. In the beginning, for example, there is a scene of awkwardfamilyphotos.com style engagement photos that is so great. Plot twists as the film progressed to its conclusion kept the story interesting. There were some parts that were hard to buy, but it was a comedy after all. It's on Netflix currently.