Masterplan sets out with a familiar heist-movie promise: a close-knit group of criminals plotting to lift the Mona Lisa from the Louvre. The film assembles a capable cast around Stanley Tucci, including Victor Belmondo — a grandson of Jean-Paul Belmondo — and Simona Tabasco, fresh from a breakout turn in the second season of The White Lotus.
The script leans heavily into genre conventions, layering double and triple crosses with a catalogue of updated spy trinketry. Clever set pieces and a few conceits, such as retina-scan cloning and a plot device billed as VR intrusion, supply moments of pulpy fun, and the plot moves with the tidy mechanics of a light thriller rather than the weight of serious stakes.
Tucci, who has been finding renewed visibility in recent years through food programmes and supporting roles in films such as Conclave and The Devil Wears Prada 2, is game as the aristo-turned-criminal ringleader. His performance has flashes of the debonair relish he brings to character work, but the material often pushes his turn toward broad parody. At one point his character quips that he is English and then delivers a deliberately arch line about self-assessment, underlining the film's tendency toward comic affectation rather than nuance.
The result is an agreeable but forgettable picture: Masterplan delivers the occasional clever twist and a few enjoyable set pieces, yet it rarely finds the momentum or depth to make its caper feel essential. For viewers seeking a lightweight, gadget-laced heist with a charismatic lead, the film will likely satisfy; for those hoping Tucci might anchor a sharper star vehicle, it feels like a missed opportunity.