Entrapment Entrapment is an American crime fiction drama film
released in the year 1999. The plot of the film follows an insurance agent, Gin who sets out on a
quest to snitch a master thief Mac who specializes in stealing international art. To maneuver her
plan, Gin takes the guise of a thief and helps Mac steal an ancient artifact. When Mac confronts her
about her true intentions, she reveals that she is a thief and that the insurance job is a cover.
The film starts in New York City, sixteen days at the turn of the New Millennium.
In the middle of the night, a sixty-year-old professional thief named Robert MacDougal
aka Mac is seen using his high-tech devices including telescoping bolts to break into an
office building. After he enters the building, he cunningly steals a precious Rembrandt painting.
Without letting the security alarms go off, Mac smartly clips it off the wall.
Putting the painting in a roll with a shipping address of Kuala Lumpur, Mac dispatches it into
a mail chute. The scene cuts to a lord, Conrad Greene in Kuala Lumpur who is elated to discover
that the painting has been mailed to him. On the same day, Virginia Baker aka Gin,
an investigator for Waverly Insurance is seen investigating the robbery of the priceless
painting. After going through the security footage, she deduces that the thief broke
into the building from a window. Hector Cruz, Gin’s boss asks her about the prime suspects.
Gin shows him the footage of the day the painting got sold in the auction. She zooms onto Mac’s face
and expresses her certainty that Mac has to be the chief suspect as it is his classic way of
stealing international art. Hector disregards Gin’s suspicions by saying that Mac is a rich
man who doesn’t need to steal a Rembrandt. However, Gin does not give up and spends the
entire day in the office studying Mac’s profile to find proof that can lead him to the robbery.
At the end of the day, Hector informs Gin that she might be right as Mac was in New York City
at the time of the robbery and flew to London this morning. He sends Gin to London undercover
to investigate Mac as the chief suspect, warning her to be vigilant around him.
In London, Gin starts following Mac and finds him entering the “Cryptonic” building.
Moments after Mac enters the building, the siren goes off and the building is evacuated.
Tired after chasing Mac all day, Gin returns to her hotel room and goes to sleep with the gun
given to her by Hector. At night, she suddenly wakes up and is startled to see Mac sitting
across her bed with her gun in his hand. He tells her his "Rule Number One": "Never carry a gun:
You carry a gun, you may be tempted to use it." Surprised, she asks him why he is here. Mac
reveals that he saw her following him and wants to know whether or not she is a cop. Gin pretends
that she is a professional thief herself and suggests a proposition to steal a valuable Chinese
mask from the Bedford Palace. When Mac tells her that it is difficult to enter that building
because it is well-guarded, Gin reveals that she has the key to its random-access security code.
They agree to work together only if Gin passes Mac’s test. So, he takes her to an antique shop,
asking her to steal the expensive Qing vase. Having no other choice,
Gin enters the shop and attempts to fool the owner. However, he learns about her dirty
intentions and puts a knife on her. Seeing no other option, Gin smashes the vase on his head,
taking the cartridge present inside it. She runs to Mac in the car and the two manage to flee the
scene. Mac then reveals that the black cartridge contains the entire plan to enter Bedford Palace.
He takes her to his hotel rooftop, to board a helicopter for Scotland. When Gin asks him why
they can’t plan the heist in London, Mac reveals that he stole five prototype Superchips worth $4
million each from Cryptonic yesterday and planted one of them in her luggage which is
with hotel security at the moment. He uses this as leverage to blackmail Gin into complying with him.
Compelled, Gin boards the helicopter. Mac flies her to an island where he has a beautiful
secluded castle. Gin is astonished to see the enormous sanctuary and tries to beguile Mac.
Mac resists as he is still unsure if she is a true partner in crime. He clarifies that
in order for their job to be successful, they must not keep anything personal between them.
The next morning, Aaron Thibadeaux, Mac’s trustworthy friend, brings him all the essential
supplies for the heist. He demands Mac buy him a new car after he robs the $40 million mask.
Gin spots Aaron leaving the castle and questions Mac about him. Mac reveals that Aaron is his guy
whom he can trust implicitly. Then onward, the two of them begin physical training for the mission.
Gin, who has never trained rigorously, experiences great difficulties in the
process. However, she keeps trying to show Mac her romantic advances but to no avail.
After much practice, Gin finally perfects her laser evading skills and Mac can’t stop but watch
her during the process. Despite being attracted to her, Mac berates her, earning her resentment.
Later, he brings her a Christmas gift to make up for his rude attitude. Gin is elated to receive it
as it is the first time in her life that she is getting a gift. She tells Mac that she needs to
get it something as well and leaves the castle. On her way, she uses a payphone to contact Hector and
informs him of Mac's whereabouts unbeknownst that their conversation is tapped by Mac.
At night, Gin returns to the castle and goes upstairs to find Mac. Mac vaguely talks to her
but does not confront her. He then decides to take her to the masquerade ball at the Bedford Palace.
Gin wears the dress gifted to her by Mac and makes an appearance looking drop-dead
gorgeous. The two of them drive to Bedford Palace. Inside the party, Mac smartly implants a tracking
device near the showcase presenting the $40 million Chinese mask. After the party ends,
the duo leaves and then jumps into the ocean to make their way back to the castle from underneath.
Using the signals from the tracking device, they locate the position of the mask and start
working their way through it. As midnight strikes, they bore a hole from underground – the noise of
which remains unheard to the security guard due to the loud ticking sound of the clock.
Within 3 minutes, Gin crosses the laser barrier effortlessly and Mac keeps guiding her through.
After crossing the lasers, she approaches the exquisite Chinese mask and retrieves it.
To keep the alarm from going off, she uses her chewed bubble gum to keep the pressure switch on.
Cleverly, she makes it back to Mac in time before the guard arrives back and sees a monkey mask
replaced with the Chinese mask. After stealing the mask, Mac boards a boat, and before taking
Gin on it, he confronts her about her real intentions. He accuses Gin of planning to
sell the mask to Conrad Greene in Kuala Lumpur and then turn him in. Gin claims that she is,
in fact, a thief and that the insurance job is a cover. To prove it, she proposes a new and even
bigger target that could make him $1 billion. Mac is convinced and takes her on the boat.
The next day, Gin and Mac arrive in Kuala Lumpur and Mac keeps insisting she gives him the details
of the next job. Gin takes him to a shabby warehouse that has a view of Malaysia’s infamous
twin towers also known as Petronas Towers. She elucidates that the next heist will be at
the "International Clearance Bank". This bank virtually controls all big money transactions
in Southeast Asia. Mac is pleased by the plan and starts paying attention keenly.
Gin explains that the headquarters of the International Clearance Bank is in New York
from where hack proof and firewalled lines run to computers in its branch offices around the world.
The only access is from central control in New York or from the totally secure computers in the
branch offices. She mentions that in Kuala Lumpur only Lee Kuan Hong, chairman of the
International Clearance Bank has unlimited access which they will be exploiting. She describes that
the vaults are accessed by two things: a key code and a completely unfakeable retinal scan
which they are going to fake to transfer the money electronically from the computer vault.
She gets Lee Kuan’s face sprayed with a mace so he goes to a doctor to get his eyes checked.
This way they will be able to get the impression of his retina.
After elaborating the plan, Gin reveals that she will be netting $8 billion from the heist
from which $1 billion will be Mac’s cut. Mac is bummed and insists that they will need three weeks
to prepare the heist. Gin explains that they can only do it the next day on the millennium night.
When Mac refuses, Gin agrees to divide the money equally – fifty-fifty but carry the
heist at the millennium night. Mac agrees and spends the entire day at the Petronas Tower
studying the place thoroughly. Meanwhile, Gin goes to Conrad to give him the Rembrandt and the mask
but is astonished to see that Mac has replaced the mask with a fake one. On the other hand, Mac
secretly meets Aaron and hands him the mask. Aaron threatens him to cut Gin out of the bank heist
but Mac hesitates as he has grown close to Gin. He returns to the warehouse where he and Gin have
been living. Gin attacks him, accusing him of going behind her back. Mac reveals that he went
to sell the mask but couldn’t do it as he cares for her. Gin is touched and advances toward him
intimately. Mac finds it difficult to resist and keeps reminding the rules of the heist. Seeing Gin
dejected as she craves for him, Mac consoles her unaware that they are being monitored. The next
day, Gin goes back to Conrad to give him the mask in exchange for Lee Kuan’s access card and retina
impressions. Soon, Hector and his team track her down. It turns out that Hector has been watching
Gin and Mac’s moves all along and fears that Gin has gotten involved with Mac. He releases her
after confirming that she is still on a mission to bring in Mac. It is revealed that Hector
approached Gin and Mac through Aaron’s guidance who keeps telling Hector that Gin is a snitch.
At the turn of the millennium, Gin and Mac enter the International Clearance Bank.
Although Hector’s team tries to follow Mac, they lose him midway.
Hector enters the security room to keep an eye on the surveillance cameras but Mac freezes
the camera to keep their activities concealed. Despite Hector and the security team’s efforts,
Gin and Mac make their way to the computer vault to gain access to the money and transfer it to
their personal account within the final seconds of the new 2000 millennium countdown. Ecstatic about
the successful theft, Gin mistakenly pulls the plug on her laptop early which sets off alarms.
Panicked, the two of them barely escape from the computer vault and enter the elevator. However,
Hector realizes that the elevator’s camera is freeze-framed and so he orders the elevator
to halt. Seeing no other option, Mac suggests crossing the lights hung from the bottom of the
bridge linking the two towers. Halfway through, the cable breaks leaving Mac and Gin dangling.
Following a nerve-racking moment, the two of them manage to make their way to the ventilation shaft
in the process of which Gin loses her parachute. Eluding the cops, they jump into the shaft where
Mac explains to Gin his Plan B. He gives Gin his mini-parachute to escape down the shaft. Gin
hesitates to escape without him but he promises to meet her the next morning at Pudu train station.
Gin escapes into the crowd and merges among it. The next morning, she arrives at the station to
meet Mac. After a long wait, Mac finally shows up and Gin runs straight into his arms. Just then,
Aaron reveals himself with fellow FBI agents and arrests Gin under the charges of grand larceny.
Mac requests Aaron to give him one minute alone with Gin.
He explains that two years ago, he was caught by Aaron who cut a deal with
him to help the FBI arrest Gin because she has been the chief target since the start.
Hector also arrives after Aaron calls him to reveal the truth. Meanwhile, Mac slips a gun
and a new passport into Gin’s pocket to help her escape by pursuing Plan C. He quietly tells her
that he returned only seven billion dollars they had stolen and has kept one billion for her.
Fooling Aaron and Hector, Gin pretends to hold Mac hostage by pointing a gun at him. She then boards
a train and Aaron orders his team to catch her at the next stop. Hector is clueless about what just
went down and suspects Mac is involved with Gin which is why she escaped. After Hector leaves, Mac
gives Aaron his cut which is the four prototype Superchips that he stole earlier from Cryptonic.
A few minutes later Gin arrives back at Pudu. She tells Mac that she needs him for another job.
Mac replies by saying “it’s doable” and the film ends with both of them sharing a kiss.
This movie has a rating of 6.3 on IMDb. The budget of this movie was around $66 million
and at the box office, it earned $212.4 million. I hope you all liked this video. If yes, then
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