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Who has the most difficult job to do of the lot?

posted 9 years ago by dualcontroller
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[–] ralph_2ndedition 9 years ago

I'd call it a draw between Saul and Linus, because they both have to make the very strict and particular Benedict break his routine and do things he otherwise wouldn't.

[–] snelling 9 years ago

What about that tiny Asian acrobat?

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[–] ralph_2ndedition 9 years ago

Well... The "Tiny Asian Acrobat" has to do things he already know how to do, without outside influence. His pass/fail hangs all on his own skill.
Linus/Saul has to influence another person to do something they normally wouldn't. I'd say that's a lot more unpredictable and prone to failure, hence more difficult.

[–] There_Is_No_Sayid 8 years ago

Saul. First he has to spend an extensive stretch playing Liman Zerga, including a lot of time in front of the paranoid Terry Benedict. Then he has to fake a heart attack and finally at 80 whatever years old he is he has to zip line down into the vault and help the guys carry out the money.

Unless Alpert's covered in bacon grease, I don't think Hugo can track anything.

[–] SamsRaven 8 years ago

Saul. First he has to spend an extensive stretch playing Liman Zerga, including a lot of time in front of the paranoid Terry Benedict. Then he has to fake a heart attack and finally at 80 whatever years old he is he has to zip line down into the vault and help the guys carry out the money.

I see what you mean about Saul. He had to carry out the whole con as a different person. Then he had to do the zip line down into the vault. There is a tiny scene where it seems that Saul wasn't happy about that zip line down. LOL.