An art curator decides to seek revenge on his abusive boss by conning him into buying a fake Monet, but his plan requires the help of an eccentric and unpredictable Texas rodeo queen.
When the movie veers away from the verbal gymnastics of a bunch of colorful dopes out-dumbing one another and into overindulged farce, the specificity of the Coens' writing begins to fade.
– Jesse Hassenger,
AV Club,
1 May 2014
rotten:
This nominal remake of the 1966 art caper that starred Michael Caine and Shirley MacLaine has all the fizz of flat soda ...
– Nicolas Rapold,
New York Times,
27 Apr 2014
rotten:
"Gambit" is a trans-Atlantic delivery of "meh."
– Farran Smith Nehme,
New York Post,
24 Apr 2014
rotten:
Firth is solid as always. He fits his tailored suits and rectangular glasses to a T. Diaz fares less well.
– Joe Neumaier,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr 2014
rotten:
'Gambit' is like drinking cheap, warm champagne from a plastic cup.