I thought I had missed the start, so I rewound, maybe there was a missing reel. But no, this movie suddenly jumps into the convoluted plot with no real explanation. I was going to turn it off, but I persisted. Actually it was ok. A fairly decent script, some quite novel plot lines, a few interesting twists and a satisfactory ending. Some excellent acting by a solid cast of (mostly) seasoned British actors. Some genuinely funny bits of business. Littered with English tropes: Toffs (upper class) are gay and have notorious bondage parties, everyone drinks tea all the time, watchmen are thick, secretaries are thicker. It desperately needed a bigger budget. With a cash injection and a better editor it could have been a classic.
Review of The Steal
