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Scorched (2002)

Scorched (2002)
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A handful of disgruntled bank employees decide to stage a robbery, but with no plans of doing it together, in this comedy. Sheila (Alicia Silverstone) is a teller at a small town bank who reaches her breaking point when her boyfriend, Rick Becker (Joshua Leonard), who also happens to be her boss, breaks up with her after three years of stringing her along, both emotionally and professionally. In order to get revenge against Rick, Sheila decides to rob the bank, but come the night of the heist, she discovers she wasn't the only person with similar plans that evening. Stuart (Paulo Costanzo) wants some adventure in his life, and plans to loot the bank vault to finance a gambling vacation in Las Vegas with his brother Max (David Krumholtz). And put-upon teller Jason (Woody Harrelson) wants to clear out the safety deposit box of foul-tempered local tycoon Charles Merchant (John Cleese), not knowing that Shmally (Rachael Leigh Cook), a clerk at a clothing store with a score to settle against Merchant, already has her own plans for dealing with him. Scorched was shot in 2001, but didn't play in American theaters until 2003, though it did enjoy a run in Europe during the interim. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Starring:
Rachael Leigh Cook
Director(s):
Gavin Grazer
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG13
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of Scorched

A handful of disgruntled bank employees decide to stage a robbery, but with no plans of doing it together, in this comedy. Sheila (Alicia Silverstone) is a teller at a small town bank who reaches her breaking point when her boyfriend, Rick Becker (Joshua Leonard), who also happens to be her boss, breaks up with her after three years of stringing her along, both emotionally and professionally. In order to get revenge against Rick, Sheila decides to rob the bank, but come the night of the heist, she discovers she wasn't the only person with similar plans that evening. Stuart (Paulo Costanzo) wants some adventure in his life, and plans to loot the bank vault to finance a gambling vacation in Las Vegas with his brother Max (David Krumholtz). And put-upon teller Jason (Woody Harrelson) wants to clear out the safety deposit box of foul-tempered local tycoon Charles Merchant (John Cleese), not knowing that Shmally (Rachael Leigh Cook), a clerk at a clothing store with a score to settle against Merchant, already has her own plans for dealing with him. Scorched was shot in 2001, but didn't play in American theaters until 2003, though it did enjoy a run in Europe during the interim. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
95 mins

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Director(s):
Gavin Grazer
Writer(s):
Joe Wein
Producer(s):
Eugene Musso, Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG13(Profanity)
Categories:
Comedy
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    Brian K.

    This is not great cinema. What it is is an uneven comedy that is enjoyable if you don't expect a whole lot. Woody Harrelson is goofy, and a bit frustrating. John Cleese is mostly a caricature. And Rachel Leigh Cook is a bit odd, and her flights of imagination really don't belong in the film. But with all that criticism out of the way, it all kind of fits together. Alicia Silverstone is good, as is the guy who plays her new boyfriend. And though the script isn't academy award material, it's good enough to keep the story moving forward, and even though the bank has the worst security of any bank in the Universe, if you turn your brain off, like I said, it's fun.

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    Mitch A.

    i tell you that i did not expect alot from this movie, even though i like the actors that are part of it alot. anyway, i really enjoyed it and would recommend it. kept my interest and moved along. the characters made you root for them and the ones that were supposed to be likable were (which is not usually the case) very good movie !!!!!

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    Nancy S.

    Although I have seen worse movies, this was pretty close to the bottom of the barrel. It started out slow and didn't get much better. The only reason I am giving it one star is because it did have a few funny parts. Very few.

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