There are heist movies about money, heist movies about revenge, and then there is Masterplan, a heist movie that is secretly about an awkward family reunion. Amazon’s new caper arrived on Prime Video on Friday, October 16, 2026, and it asks one cheeky question: what if the only way an absent father could get his grown children in the same room was to invite them to steal the most famous painting on the planet?
Stanley Tucci plays Roger, a smooth-talking English thief with a legendary reputation and a wardrobe to match. His target is nothing less than the Mona Lisa, hanging behind layers of glass and security at the Louvre in Paris. To pull it off, he recruits two specialists who have never met: Jay, a French explosives expert played by Victor Belmondo, and Chiara, an Italian cybercrime whiz played by Simona Tabasco. The twist, which the film reveals early enough that it is hardly a spoiler, is that Jay and Chiara are both Roger’s kids, and neither knew the other existed.
Tunnels, drones and a lot of pasta
Director Thomas Vincent, whose television credits include episodes of Bodyguard and Versailles, keeps the 107-minute film moving through all the classic caper beats. There are forgotten tunnels beneath the museum, carefully measured explosions, elaborate disguises, drones and a virtual-reality rehearsal of the gallery’s security system. In between the gadgetry, Roger does what Tucci fans will expect: he cooks for his newly assembled family and hands out little lectures on fatherhood and Italian food. The script was written by a team including David Wolstencroft and Vincent himself.
That mix of crime and kitchen-table therapy is where the film is trying to be different. Instead of a crew of cool professionals, the team is a set of siblings who resent each other a little and their father a lot, which means every planning session doubles as an argument about who got left behind and why.
What the critics are saying
Early reviews have been rough. Screen Rant called it an unfunny riff on Ocean’s Eleven and gave it 3 out of 10, while The Guardian described Tucci as wasted in a smooth-brained caper. Other critics were kinder about the lead, agreeing that Tucci brings charm and energy even when the dialogue gives him little to chew on, but most found the twists predictable and the family story underdeveloped. The French press had fun with the casting too, noting the novelty of hearing a Belmondo deliver his lines in English.
So should you press play? If you want a sharp, twisty puzzle box, probably not. If you want a breezy Friday-night movie with sunny European locations, a famous painting in peril and Stanley Tucci being exactly as charming as you hope, Masterplan may be the kind of light weekend watch that is easy to enjoy and just as easy to forget by Monday.
Masterplan is streaming now on Prime Video.