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Bling Ring (The)

Country: USA, Language: English, 90 mins

  • Director: Sofia Coppola
  • Writer: Sofia Coppola; Nancy Jo Sales
  • Producer: Francis Ford Coppola; Roman Coppola

CGiii Comment

The Coppola clan...that swamp of unbridled nepotism.

Bling is a lazy, clumsy and superficial film...a masterclass in product placement (Coppola has her own handbag line with a very notable designer).

Aaah the irony - the little rich girl with her famous father - makes a movie, commenting on the epidemic of poorer wannabees wanting to be bigger than they are...well, the wannabees succeeded - the little rich girl made a movie about them! And now they have celebrity status and a cash injection...movie rights don't come cheap.

Research seems to have been conducted solely online...via google and Youtube - those purveyors of depth and detail. Seemingly, Coppola made the young actors 'commit' a faux burglary...why? All they ever do - in the film - is walk through unlocked doors...burglary has never been seen to be so easy.

The gay element comes in the form of Marc - the only boy in the group - early on he declares a boy to be 'hot' and is then seen wearing a pair of pink Pradas...that's it for the gay thing, no conflict, no turmoil...I'll just pop on these Pradas and be comfortably gay!!!

A mindless film made mindlessly.


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The(ir) Blurb...

Inspired by actual events, a group of fame-obsessed teenagers use the internet to track celebrities' whereabouts in order to rob their homes.

Cast & Characters

Katie Chang as Rebecca;
Israel Broussard as Marc;
Emma Watson as Nicki;
Claire Julien as Chloe;
Taissa Farmiga as Sam;
Georgia Rock as Emily;
Leslie Mann as Laurie;
Carlos Miranda as Rob;
Gavin Rossdale as Ricky;
Stacy Edwards as Marc's Mom