12-26-2017, 01:29 PM
I've grown very tired of heist movies. Which is unfortunate, because almost all action movies these days come down to that.
I did see a movie a year or two ago that did impress me, and it sounds like this movie was attempting to do much of what it succeeded in doing.
The Thieves (2012). I don't remember it well enough to review it now. But it was clever and genuinely sexy and a bit absurd in a few places. Overall, very satisfying. The ensemble cast includes Simon Yam, who steals every scene he's in. The guy continues to amaze. The team of thieves is multinational, part Korean and part Chinese, such that language becomes one of the obstacles they face in working together.
If you have to watch a heist movie, I'd recommend this one.
I did see a movie a year or two ago that did impress me, and it sounds like this movie was attempting to do much of what it succeeded in doing.
The Thieves (2012). I don't remember it well enough to review it now. But it was clever and genuinely sexy and a bit absurd in a few places. Overall, very satisfying. The ensemble cast includes Simon Yam, who steals every scene he's in. The guy continues to amaze. The team of thieves is multinational, part Korean and part Chinese, such that language becomes one of the obstacles they face in working together.
If you have to watch a heist movie, I'd recommend this one.