The Bloom brothers Stephen and Bloom (Mark Ruffalo and Adrien Brody) are con men extraordinaire in this lavish rollicking high-octane caper film and road movie.

The lads who staged the Great Train Robbery had nothing on these guys, and even Bernie Madoff’s international wheelings and dealings pale in comparison to the antics of the Brothers Bloom. From Athens to Prague, Mexico to Saint Petersburg, the brothers’ latest and greatest con will also be their most spectacular. Stephen and Bloom got their start as Dickensian orphans with nothing but their wits and each other. Mentored in craftiness as mere boys by a Fagin figure (Maximilian Schell), they have long since perfected their art. Stephen cooks up intricate larcenous scenarios and Bloom is the enactor. Tired of the racket, the more sensitive Bloom wants to call it quits, and Stephen promises this will be their final act. In need of a mark to bankroll their operation, the boys focus on Penelope Stamp (Rachel Weisz), a quirky heiress based in exotic New Jersey. Enthralled by the thought of some action, she agrees to give them money, but only if they take her along on the job. When Penelope and Bloom become more than just co-conspirators, the plot begins to thicken. -- Brenda Benthien