Plunkett & Macleane
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Metascore
44 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 27 Critics What's this?

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9.0 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 12 Ratings

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  • Starring: Jonny Lee Miller, Robert Carlyle
  • Summary: Plunkett (Carlyle) is a highwayman who's partner is killed by the evil Chance. He soon hooks up with disgraced gentleman soldier Captain MacCleane (Miller) to continue infiltrate wealthy society in order to rob the rich and fund his move to America. MacCleane falls in love with Lady Rebecca Gibson (Tyler), pushing the partners' daring and loyalty to the limit.… Collapse

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 27
  3. Negative: 9 out of 27
  1. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Ella Taylor
    80
    Lewd, crude and occasionally too brutal to take, it's also gorgeous, heartfelt.
  2. Dallas Observer
    Reviewed by: Andy Klein
    60
    Its greatest flaw is the casting of Miller ("Trainspotting," "Hackers"), who continues to have virtually no screen presence...For all that, Plunkett & Macleane is fun.
  3. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    60
    It's vulgar, to be sure, but it's also brash and invigorating.
  4. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    38
    A film overgrown with so many directorial flourishes that the heroes need machetes to hack their way to within view of the audience.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. LukeS
    9
    Enjoyable from start to finish but is obviously not high cinema and will detract from your viewing if you treat it as such. It's dark, gritty, romantic and evil shameful fun, taking a distinct tangent from similar period stuffs in this genre. Also, the scene where an injured Macleane awakes to find a Lady Rebecca at his table is wonderful. Carlyle is consistently exceptional in everything he does, including this.… Expand
  2. Chaiwallah
    8
    It would seem to be a somewhat accurate depiction of an interesting age and conveys a lot of atmosphere. The cinematography is excellent. The interactions between the characters are entertaining. The soundtrack is unusual and very good. And Liv Tyler is gorgeous (!).… Expand
  3. bud389
    2
    I really despise the user reviews on metacritic, especially when this is one of the highest rated. It's just not a fun movie to watch, the comedy is incredibly dry and not funny, there is no real sense of adventure as all the environments are neither impressive or grand, and the acting could use some serious work.… Expand

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