All rights reserved. Do limitless and bottomless aptly portrey some criminal behavior? In real life: False. We spoke to the FBI agents who investigated the case who say the real-life masterminds couldn't contain … [21][17], Masterminds was released in North America on September 30, 2016. Joe Biden: The Life, the Run, and What Matters Now. Charlotte man warned of possible COVID-19 reinfection. The next day, David flees to Mexico with $20,000 and takes the cover name "Michael McKinney", which is the name of a friend of Steve's. An FBIcriminal investigation ultimately resulted in the a… Something felt off about this account of the Paul Le Roux case, for example; why the DEA would supposedly get the top guy and then use him to nail his lieutenants, wouldn't it be the other way around? The reason Ghantt got involved was always the same: he realized that he couldn’t make his credit card payments, and was thus unable to support his family. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. With the bandits blowing the millions on lavish and ridiculous luxuries, they leave behind a glaring trail of evidence. | [10] On December 3, 2013, Zach Galifianakis joined the cast to replace Carrey after he dropped out. For the 2020 holiday season, returnable items shipped between October 1 and December 31 can be returned until January 31, 2021. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Galifianakis is tasked with trying to hold the whole thing together, and he does a nice job. An inept hitman was sent to kill David Ghantt. Here, though, you believe the sweetness, because Hess and his cast sell it with poker faces. (The conversation was depicted as 100 percent private on screen). The true tale of obsession, genius, intrigue, and vengeance detailed in The Mastermind is as gripping and cinematic as anything we could endeavor to conjure up.”—Joe and Anthony Russo, directors, Captain America and Avengers: Infinity War “This is a mesmerizing, absolutely bonkers story about a man as brilliant as he is villainous. Officials suspected that the extravagant purchases stemmed from the fact that all involved got far more money than they anticipated and literally didn’t know how to spend – or get rid of – it, which is perhaps backed up by the fact that Chambers’ wife once walked into a Belmont Wachovia with $200,000 in a briefcase wanting to know how much she could deposit without the bank reporting it to officials. 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The robbery was committed by Loomis vault supervisor David Scott Ghantt, his married girlfriend Kelly Campbell (a former Loomis co-worker), Steven Eugene Chambers (a one-time FBI informant), his wife Michelle Chambers, Michael Gobbies, and four other co-conspirators. Chambers never held Campbell hostage by locking her in a shed on his property. [2] Additional prints and advertising costs were estimated to be in excess of $20 million. [23], The film went on to gross $29,674,699 worldwide against a $25 million production budget. Warning signs: “Road closed,” “Flammable material” and, perhaps worst of all, “based on a true story.”. Day in and day out he drives an armored vehicle, transporting millions of other people's money with no escape in sight. The author makes a very good case that had Leroux continued in that vein, instead of breaking all the way bad, he would have been a celebrated billionaire. According to an Observer report, this was seven times larger than their trailer. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 10, 2019. There's a problem loading this menu right now. The site's critical consensus reads, "Mastermind's great cast and stranger-than-fiction true story are largely wasted on a scattershot comedy with a handful of funny moments and far too much wackiness. Neighbors and friends noticed the suspicious activity and reported the members to the FBI. When David regains consciousness, McKinney is about to kill him but reconsiders upon looking at "McKinney"'s birth certificate, thinking that David was born under the same circumstances; they become friends. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Please try again. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, Extended holiday return window till Jan 31, 2021, The Spider Network: How a Math Genius and a Gang of Scheming Bankers Pulled Off One of the Greatest…, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Here’s where to take your stuff. So the last third of the movie is almost entirely fiction. Along with a group of half-brained criminals led by Steve Chambers and an absurdly faulted heist plan, David manages the impossible and makes off with $17 million in cash...only problem is he foolishly hands the money over to this wild group of double crossers and has been set up to take the fall. But McKinney never stopped trying to kill Ghantt – although, initally, McKinney thought Chambers had paid for the hit over “a drug deal gone bad,” Diamant said. It premiered in Los Angeles on September 26, 2016 and was theatrically released in the United States on September 30, 2016, by Relativity Media. This is one of THE best books I have ever read. It’s the story of one of the biggest heists in American history — $17 million — and from the looks of it, carried off by the biggest bunch of idiots assembled since the Three Stooges. At 6:40 p.m., he headed to his car along with three other employees before returning to the depository, where he’d propped open the door. What a movie has to be, ultimately, is a movie. That’s nearly $11 million less than former Kings Mountain resident David Ghantt (played by Galifianakis in the film) helped steal from the vault where he worked in Charlotte back in October 1997. Sometimes it’s out-and-out killing-people drama (almost, but not quite). After some awkward training in preparation for the robbery, the team has David go inside Loomis' vault and load the entire money supply into the company's van. But this book. Looks like Christian McCaffrey could be the buyer, Panthers owner David Tepper buys John Fox’s Quail Hollow mansion for $5.35 million, 12 mountain Airbnbs driving distance from Charlotte, starting at $94/night, 7 glamping getaways in the Blue Ridge Mountains, As Tepper moves into Quail Hollow, Felix Sabates moves out. Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2019. ‘Masterminds’ offers true story that rings false Comedy about a man talked into robbing an armored-car company is funny but too all over the place. You cleaned out your closet in pandemic-boredom. About $2 million is still unaccounted for. Charlotte residents react to how President Trump handled the Rose Garden ceremony for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett after positive coronavirus tests. To nail this point home, many times in the text, the author goes of out his way to explicitly refers to Le Roux as the "the mastermind" , "boss", "[employee] acted on orders from ...", It felt like patsy overkill. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. A harrowing, redemptive and profoundly inspiring memoir of childhood trauma and its long reach into adulthood. Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2019. I was intrigued by this non-fiction story after reading the prologue, and indeed the first few chapters are riveting. It is hard to believe that not only does someone like Paul LeRoux exist but that we've not heard more about him - and that the US government is willing to get into bed with such an immoral individual. We work hard to protect your security and privacy. In real life: Yes and no. There was a problem loading your book clubs. Steve catches and assaults him, until David realizes he is near the FBI van with the agents inside. In real life: False. Before he leaves, David takes out three CCTV tapes, but misses one. Ghantt was never in Chambers’s presence until he actually handed off the money to him. And a few obvious mistakes on the part of the robbers take far too long to come into play. The plan is to send poor David to Mexico with a little of the money and leave him there. Definitely worth a read, for fiction and nonfiction fans alike. Then the victim-blaming began. Carrington’s story is about self-preservation during trying times and events, a trust in God, and true love and dedication to each other and family. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $30 million. As an investigative reporter, Evan Ratliff deftly uncovered the dark organization of Paul Le Roux, a megalomaniac driven by crackbrained grandiosity and fueled by paranoia. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 4, 2019. Charlotte area restaurant closes after 67 years. Thrilling from start to finish this book literally personifies truth is stranger than fiction. Charlotteans react to Trump events during COVID-19. [8] The film was produced by Brent Almond. It's hard to believe this is real life, but the author obviously spent many hours researching the story to accurately capture every detail. Join 54,516 Charlotteans who wake up to the Agenda newsletter each morning at 6 a.m. (coffee not included). This gives Steve Eugene Chambers (Owen Wilson) and Kelly Campbell (Kristen Wiig) the idea to also rob Loomis. [6] On June 30, 2014, Ken Marino, Kate McKinnon, Devin Ratray, Leslie Jones, Mary Elizabeth Ellis and Ross Kimball joined the cast. David is then knocked unconscious by McKinney. They prescribed millions of doses of painkillers as a result of Le Roux’s sophisticated and relentless email spam solicitation. Reads like a thriller, but it's all, unfortunately, totally true. In real life: Mostly true. If only it were that simple. David Ghantt was the vault supervisor for Loomis, Fargo & Co. armored cars, which managed the transportation of large sums of cash between banks in North Carolina. So he convinced a local hoodlum in Mexico to try to kill Ghantt. Chambers did hire McKinney to kill Ghantt, but initially McKinney was making personal cash deliveries to Ghantt in Mexico on behalf of Chambers.
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