Flypaper

Name: Flypaper
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Released: August 19, 2011
Duration: 87 min
Rating: 37

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IFC Films | Release Date: August 19, 2011 | Not Rated

Summary: Tripp Kennedy ambles into a bank near closing time, just as two different gangs unwittingly converge to rob it. A shoot-out erupts, and Tripp tackles the smart, pretty teller, Kaitlin, to protect her. The gangs--one clearly made up of pros and the other a couple of buffoons--have deadlocked themselves in a Mexican standoff. The bank'sTripp Kennedy ambles into a bank near closing time, just as two different gangs unwittingly converge to rob it. A shoot-out erupts, and Tripp tackles the smart, pretty teller, Kaitlin, to protect her. The gangs--one clearly made up of pros and the other a couple of buffoons--have deadlocked themselves in a Mexican standoff. The bank's security system starts the end-of-day lockdown and seals everyone into the building. As the night evolves, a hilarious game of cat and mouse ensues as Tripp and Kaitlin try to save the day, escape being killed, and avoid falling in love...almost. (IFC Films)… Expand

Director: Rob Minkoff

Genre(s): Comedy, Crime

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 87 min

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Peter Rainer

Aug 20, 2011

One thought that occurred to me while pacing myself through Flypaper: With the economy being what it is, will there be a rash of bank robbery movies? Read full review

Justin Lowe

Aug 15, 2011

Given a bit of breathing room in the breathless script, Dempsey and Judd might have been able to develop some convincing chemistry, but relationship dynamics get squeezed out by relentless plotting. Read full review

Rachel Saltz

Aug 19, 2011

Full of indie mannerisms - compulsive swearing, jokey violence, quirk-laden characters - Flypaper can't quite manage to find a style or a comic groove of its own. Read full review

David Fear

Aug 16, 2011

It isn't long, however, before the film's caricatured bad-guy shtick starts to wear gossamer thin, and an overabundance of "clever" twists-no one is [Yawn] who they seem to be! - begins to sap whatever little goodwill has been built up. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

Aug 19, 2011

It's a mess from start to finish, but there's still fun to be had in Rob Minkoff's caper comedy. Read full review

Sara Stewart

Aug 19, 2011

In the end, there's just a roomful of decent character actors in search of a point. For them, the titular Flypaper may have simply been a paycheck. Read full review

Una LaMarche

Aug 24, 2011

Every once in a while a movie comes along that is so bad it makes you feel terrible for everyone involved. Flypaper, a new indie that's little more than a haphazard assemblage of clichés, clunky camera tricks and cringe-worthy dialogue, is just such a film. Read full review

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AlexPH

Mar 4, 2012

An amazing movie! I really thought this would be the kind of film the critics would enjoy, funny, dramatic, and clever in every sense of the word. However it does not contain a sentimental relationship with a horse, so you might want to look out!

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xown

Oct 26, 2011

This film is amazing crazy. When everything goes out of control, goes not by plan. When almost everyone around is involved in what is happening somehow. Or might be it was planned by someone?

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Excenter

Jan 2, 2014

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a quirky film with a completely eccentric front man.
However do not come into this movie expecting a succinct genre fit. It's too elaborate for a regular robbery movie, yet pulls thematically from Murder on the Orient Express.
Watch this at least 3 times for the full effect.… Expand

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audreythomas25

Mar 2, 2016

"Flypaper" has enough twists and surprises to remain interesting in a closed-room, Agatha Christie kind of way. But it's never quite as clever or as hip as it thinks it is.

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Tss5078

Dec 30, 2013

This is one of the strangest films I have ever seen and I really liked it. When Flypaper first started, it was absolutely ridiculous, to a point where I almost turned it off. If it wasn't for a huge cast I really like, I would have. The story starts off simple enough, a man is making aThis is one of the strangest films I have ever seen and I really liked it. When Flypaper first started, it was absolutely ridiculous, to a point where I almost turned it off. If it wasn't for a huge cast I really like, I would have. The story starts off simple enough, a man is making a deposit at a bank and hitting on the pretty young teller, when armed men attempt a robbery, which is halted by another crew robbing the same bank at the same time. Suddenly, a customer is murdered by a mysterious third party and chaos ensues. From there the film is broken into three parts, including the hostages trying to figure out what's going on, the trained crew trying to break into the vault, and the redneck crew trying to get into the ATM's with massive amounts of plastic explosives. The story is crazy and hard to follow at first, but then it actually becomes pretty funny. Tripp (Patrick Dempsey) is convinced that something strange is going on and decides to investigate. Dempsey's OCD personality and crazy antics are funny, but the way the rest of the cast responds to him is what's really funny. As for the two crews they each have problems of their own, which also leads to some funny moments. The rest of the cast is full of stars, something you wouldn't expect in a film like this. Ashley Judd, Octavia Spencer, Jeffery Tambor, John Ventamiglia, and Mekhi Phiffer all have bit parts that in the end turn out to be important to the story, because as it turns out, Tripp is right, there is something really up going on. The weirdness and hilarity build to an Ocean's Elevenesq ending that was a pretty surprising twist. Right from the beginning, Flypaper seemed like an absolute bomb, but I stuck with it and it resulted in a ton of laughs, a somewhat interesting mystery, and an unexpected ending that will leave you speechless.… Expand

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MovieGuys

Aug 24, 2016

Flypaper is a silly mess with so many flaws and inconsistencies that by the end it makes no sense at all, but its still a notch above the worst movies of the genre, if that's any consolation.

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