Reviews

The old mastermind, the aging, one more heist and I'm done, professional, & the sharp and up-and-coming young thief. Sound like a story that's been told before? It has, but it doesn't make this movie a run-of-the-mill, over-hyped, under-delivering movie.

The acting in this movie is superb. Some potentially flat, stereotypical characters come alive in the hands of three elite actors. Norton's acting as well as his acting within the context of his character shows just how amazing he can be. Expect to see a nomination if not an Oscar for this role.

At times the pace of this movie can drag, but I believe that the reason for this was because the movie wanted to give a very authentic feel. Endless planning, meticulous preparation, and hours upon hours of problem solving goes into planning something that, the quicker it's over, the better. The movie was very true to this. The cost of this authenticity is a slower movie, which is not as exciting as it could be. Though I'm sure it's not a popular opinion, I feel this was a very good tradeoff and made for an excellent movie with depth rather than flash on the surface. 9/10

This could well be the most pathetic movie I've ever seen. I've seen kids make a better movie with a home VHS camcorder and some action figures. There was obviously no fight choreographer and it looked like the special effects were a byproduct of a 3 year old going crazy with crayons on the original film print. The one line summary says it all on this one.