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For about 20 minutes, right in the middle, Fakers is loads of fun. But the film, like so many other tongue-in-cheek caper flicks, spends too much time setting up the deal (Nick (Matthew Rhys) owes money, finds a valuable old drawing, and gets a friend to copy it so he can sell it several times) and the protagonist's co-conspirators, and then spends a long while in the aftermath, as the group crosses and double-crosses itself. It's an all-too-common scenario that nothing before or after can measure up to the rollercoaster ride through London's art district, this time in a zippy little electric car.
Rhys is a fine performer, and Tom Chambers makes a fine imipression as the morose artist/erstwhile forger Tony. But the bulk of the movie feels awfully pat, with not enough momentum in the first half hour and an engine that abruptly dies 15 minutes before the end of the movie. Credit to Richard James for directing with flair and attaching a jangly, fun score to the film, but it's Paul Gerstenberger's script that just doesn't have enough pep or twists to maintain interest in the long run.
DVD extras include commentary tracks, interviews with the cast and crew, and a 'poster progression' featurette.
