Steven Soderbergh returns with this late summer surprise, a NASCAR - set
heist flick with several tricks up its sleeve
It's not as original or enjoyable as Eleven, but Thirteen still delivers a mostly winning
heist flick with its mix of guys, gadgets, and gambling presented in a slick and stylish manner by Steven Soderbergh and the talent - filled cast.
Not exact matches
A true «good bad
flick» has to catch us off guard
with its audacity and ridiculousness, and too much of The Hurricane
Heist is rote.
As we became comfortable
with the three - act formula and knew what to expect from a
heist flick, filmmakers rose to the occasion.
Racer and the Jailbird Bullhead director Michaël Roskam reteams
with Matthias Schoenaerts and adds Adele Exarchopoulous to the mix in this race car driver
heist flick to be released by Neon.
It's an unlikely
heist flick that serves as Brando's Pick of the Month
with little in the way of star -LSB-...]
The man behind the Ocean's 11 (and its subsequent sequels, but we won't count that against him) is back at it
with another
heist flick.
A singularly savvy thriller from Spike Lee, who takes a conventional genre — the
heist flick — and fills it
with small unexpected moments to remember.
Heist is a solidly entertaining caper
flick with great performances, intelligent and fun dialogue, and expertly crafted plotting.
At its core, Bad Santa is a mix of
heist flick and a black comedy,
with Thornton (Intolerable Cruelty, Bandits) playing Willie, a man who has no interest in being a mall Santa, save for the fact that it allows himself and his diminutive elf assistant (Cox, Date Movie) some time to case the place for a safe and figure out a way to crack it before Christmas.
Style is the substance of Edgar Wright's
heist flick, synching music
with getaway mayhem to literally turn the genre on its ear.»
But it's nice to have him officially back in business
with Logan Lucky, a star - studded
heist flick that calls to mind some of the eclectic director's most popular work even if it falters a bit at the end.
Billed as a modern spin - off to the George Clooney led Ocean's Eleven series of
heist flicks, the cast list alone is enough to leave you reeling
with anticipation,
with Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Rihanna, and Helena Bonham Carter all involved as part of the ensemble effort.
The gender - reversed remake trend looks to hit paydirt
with this play on Steven Soderbergh's Ocean's Eleven movies — and just as those Rat - Pack throwback
heist flicks doubled as tributes to contemporary movie - star glamour, this spin - off offers up three of Hollywood's biggest actresses (Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, and Anne Hathaway) in place of the Clooney / Pitt / Damon trifecta.
There were two other pics debuting in the top 10: Aviron's micro-budgeted horror
flick The Strangers: Prey at Night, which came in at No. 3
with $ 10.5 million, receiving a C CinemaScore, while The Hurricane
Heist (Entertainment Studios) bowed at No. 9
with an estimated $ 3.2 million and received a B - CinemaScore.
Although there is a high - BS factor in any big
heist flick, and a definite predictability, The Italian Job still delivers mightily on entertainment value,
with some funny moments and breathtaking stunt work.
The Italian Job isn't exactly blessed
with the most proven of screenwriting teams in Donna and Wayne Powers (Deep Blue Sea, Valentine), but in all fairness, points aren't scored in a
heist flick from sparkling conversation.