Heist comedy caper starring Kurt Russell as a failed daredevil, leading a gang of thieves (including Matt Dillon, Terence Stamp...
Heist comedy caper starring Kurt Russell as a failed daredevil, leading a gang of thieves (including Matt Dillon, Terence Stamp and Jay Baruchel) as they attempt to steal a multi-million-dollar antique book.
"Russell plays Crunch Calhoun, a motorcycle daredevil vaunted less for his death-defying leaps than his calamitous crash landings. Crunch also fancies himself something of a master thief, but winds up in prison when he's double-crossed by Nicky (Dillon), his brother and partner in crime. Released after serving his sentence, the cash-strapped former stuntman is inevitably tempted to complete one last score, and reluctantly reunites with his scheming sibling. With a painstaking plan in place and the old crew reassembled, the million-dollar question becomes: can the Calhoun brothers pull off the job before their tenuous truce unravels?" (Toronto Film Festival)
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46 %50 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
39 %5,904 reviewsAudience score rating
"Derivative heist thriller-comedy that passes painlessly enough at a brisk 90 minutes."
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Variety
Variety"In the end, alas, it's the viewer who will leave feeling conned."
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Total Film
Total Film"Made up of plundered parts from the Oceans series and The Usual Suspects, and-like several of the forged tomes that figure in the plot-it's a pale imitation."
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Time Out
Time Out"Fairly amusing heist film with some sibling tension helping the story along."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"An entertaining lark."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"It's fairly transparent to anyone who's seen more than a couple of con-man pictures. Indeed, the plot is so perfunctory and shrug-worthy that it seems to function primarily as an excuse to let the cast riff."
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The Dissolve
The Dissolve"Satisfies both our vicarious greed and the desire some viewers will have to see a priceless work of art wind up in the hands of someone who couldn't care less about its price."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"Conventional to an almost eye-watering degree, this could have used a little more effort to subvert the genre - and a little more Terence Stamp."
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Empire Magazine
Empire MagazineThe Art of the Steal (2013) | Details
- Runtime
- 90
- Genre
- Comedy
- Country of origin
- Canada, USA
