Product Review

Score, The (DVD)

Three generations of acclaimed actors team up in The Score, an intriguin g crime thriller that marks the first time that legendary Os car winner s* Robert De Niro and Marlon Brando have shared the screen. Also starrin g Oscar nominee** Edward Norton, The Score wowe d critics and audiences alike. When expert safecracker Nick Wells (De Niro) decides it might be time to settle down with his girlf riend Diane (Oscar nominee*** Ang ela Bassett) and stick to his legitimate business, running a jazz nightc lub in Montreal, his frien d and partner Max (Brando) has other plans. Heavily in debt to a crime boss, Max needs Nick to pull one last heist: help novice th ief Jack Teller (Norton) steal a scepter worth $30 milli on from the House of Customs. Tempted by the $6 million payday, Nick re luct antly agrees to do the job. But what starts out as a safe bet turn s into a high risk gamble when a clash of egos threatens to bring them all down. Featuring performances by jazz greats Cassandra Wilson and M ose Allison, The Score is one of the smartest, most en tertaining crime capers ever filmed, with surprises at every turn. *De Niro: 1974 Best S upporting Actor, The Godfather Part II; 198 0 Best Actor, Raging Bull; B rando: 1954 Best Actor, On the Waterfront **1996 Best Supporting Actor n ominee: Primal Fear; 1998 Best Actor nominee, American History X ***199 3 Best Actress nominee, What€s Love Got To Do With It?