Masterplan

Petty thieves "Jay" (Victor Belmondo) and "Chiara" (Simona Tabasco) find themselves embroiled in a cunning scheme to relieve the Louvre Museum of it's most celebrated exhibit. Why? Well, that's down to arch-criminal "Roger" (Stanley Tucci) who needs their technical whizzkidery and legerdemain to infiltrate this fortress-like structure. Oh, and, by the way - he's their dad! They didn't already know this, but they quickly realise that's all a bit of an irrelevance compared to the loot they are going to make from the job, so they agree. What now ensues is a really quite bland enterprise that struggles to come alive at any stage, even during the execution of their heist - usually the best bit. I'm not quite sure who ever thought Tucci could carry a film by himself; he really can be an ultimate in charismatic supporting actors but as a lead he disappoints only marginally less than the other two with Tabasco's name being just about the only hot thing from this over-written and completely charm-free digital effort. Sure, there are some lovely shots of a beautiful Paris and Belmondo certainly has inherited some of his grandfather's eye candy traits but this just never catches fire, even with it's own version of a car chase at the end. Nothing really to recommend here, sorry.