London’s favorite thief is all grown up.|Jan. 22, 2021|United Kingdom|92 Min.|R
Genre: Action;Adventure;Crime;Drama;Fantasy;Mystery;Thriller
Description: Twist 2021: A Modern Retelling of a Classic Tale
The story begins with Tom Chitling, a thief who steals an envelope from a safe. While escaping from guards, he is thrown off a building by an unseen attacker, left to die as the envelope is taken.
Years earlier, we meet Oliver, a boy who lived with his mother Molly, both of whom shared a love for painting. After Molly’s mysterious death, a frightened Oliver runs away, knowing no one else. He teaches himself free running, earning the nickname “Twist.” One day, while spray-painting graffiti on a traffic warden’s van, Oliver is chased by the police. He meets Dodge and Batesey (known as The Artful Dodger and Charles Bates), who take him to their hideout near Truman Brewery. There, Oliver meets their caretaker, Fagin.
The next day, Twist creates a massive graffiti artwork on a building. Fagin sends Red (Nancy Leigh) to invite Twist to dinner, and Twist is immediately smitten with her. Meanwhile, Fagin meets with his associate, Sikes (Bill Sikes), who reveals she was the one who pushed Chitling. Twist stays with the group, and Fagin shares his plan to get revenge on the art dealer Dr. Crispin Losberne, who took everything from him. They steal Losberne’s phone, and Batesey creates a copy of it.
As a distraction, Red poses as an intern for Losberne, allowing Fagin to obtain the blueprints for Losberne’s gallery. Twist encounters Sikes and her dog, Bull’s-Eye. Fagin explains that Losberne once partnered with a man named Isaac Solomon, whom he also betrayed.
Red plants a small bomb in Losberne’s bathroom to steal a lost painting by William Hogarth. The explosion floods the basement, forcing the painting to be moved. Back at their hideout, Twist discovers that Red and Sikes are in a relationship, which upsets him. At a pub, Red appears, and Sikes’ goons attack the group while Dodge plays “Ever Fallen In Love” on the jukebox. Twist and Red escape to a pool, where they share a kiss and run through the park.
Twist is later arrested by the traffic warden he had previously encountered and is interrogated by Detectives Brownlow and Bedwin, who question him about Chitling. Twist is released and returns to the group. Batesey is supposed to hide in a box to steal the painting while it’s being transported, but due to his claustrophobia, Twist takes his place.
Cast director: Martin Owen
Cast actor: Raff Law, Michael Caine, Lena Headey, Franz Drameh, Sophie Simnett, David Walliams, Rita Ora, Leigh Francis, Noel Clarke, Jason Maza
Original name: Twist