Hustle (TV Series) Eye of the Beholder (2005) User Reviews

Surprizing to the end!

[herthh · 9/10 · 18 December 2008]

The idea of stealing something so prominent and so unique would be rather good for an "Entrapment" or "Mission Impossible" style of a movie. Why is it here, so outside the usual profile of the team and its typical objective of a con on a shadowy character? Because in fact the theft as such is not the objective, and this becomes obvious only at the very end of the plot.

A few elements in the plot appear almost naive, such as cracking of the security measures. As if that would be so easy... Aside of this, the convoluted storyline buries deeply the real objective of the con, and the purpose of the seemingly unrelated events and series of preparatory distractions. The most funny on the plot is that Her Majesty Police is in fact providing the "proof of authenticity" for the chunks of glass which will be "sold" several times to several shadowy collectors. I have not seen that coming!

Surprisingly brilliant plot

[blueboot · 19 January 2024]

Fun, witty, stylish, sometimes baffling, fast and excellent. This is perhaps the best of all 'Hustle' episodes. Without doubt the plot is different to the usual shannigans the team engages in, which aim at low brow nasty, but rich villians. This time, however, they take on the most ambitious heist - the mother of all heists. Surely, we are led to believe, it must be impossible, or lead to the team spending the rest of their lives in jail. Every ruse and loose end is played out several times, so eventually we see what really happens. But don't blink because endless twists take place.

Micky, Stacie, Albert, Ash and that young whipper snapper Danny, excel. The film work and dialouge are superb. If you have seen some episodes of Hustle before, you'll find this edition is utterly different to previous stories, and not to be missed.

And it is correct that this has shades of Mission Impossible, and just for good measure a few bars of its famous theme are played. The question is, will this one-off play you as well? Emphatically, yes!

Well worth watching.