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YMMV / Gone in 60 Seconds (2000)

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  • Critical Dissonance: It boasts a 77% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, which is more than three times better than its 25% critics score.
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  • Magnificent Bastard: Randall "Memphis" Raines is a famous car thief who retired to prevent his brother from following in his footsteps. However, when his brother is threatened by Raymond Calitri, Memphis comes out of retirement to steal 50 cars for Calitri and save his brother. Plotting a near perfect of the theft of them in one night, Memphis has his team use multiple clever tactics to find each car, with Memphis disguising himself as a rich costumer in order to learn about a dealership's warehouse full of them. Upon discovering that the cops are staking out four of the cars, Memphis masterminds the theft of four other cars from the police impound, having one of his gang act as a distraction. Saving a car he failed to steal before for last, Memphis uses "Eleanor" to outrun and stay one step ahead of the cops before killing Calitri for betraying him. Giving the cops back the cars, Memphis ends the film going back into retirement.
  • Special Effects Failure: Prop version, When Memphis pulls out his roll of Specialized carjacking tools, one is clearly just a butter knife.

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