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FILM DETAILS

Certificate 12A

Cast Frank Langella Peter Sarsgaard (voice) Liv Tyler James Marsden

Directors Jake Schreier

Screenwriters Christopher D. Ford

Running Time 89 minutes

Robot & Frank
Grand theft automaton

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Plot
Sometime in the near future, Frank (Langella), a retired cat burglar, is becoming increasingly forgetful. Worried that their father may be losing his marbles, his family buy him a robot minder, only to find that Frank hasn’t lost any of his criminal smarts.

Verdict
Forget the sci-fi trimmings and sentimental pay-off — this is a gleefully subversive character study of a charming but unapologetic rogue.


Reviewed by Damon Wise

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