By the time the note - perfect conclusion rolls around, The Killing has cemented its place as one of Kubrick's very best films and, in addition, one of the all -
time classic heist thrillers.
Not exact matches
The movie doesn't just rush past opportunities to sink into its various tactile, well - rendered settings; it doesn't even make
time for a
classic laying - out - the -
heist - plan sequence.
The storytelling is
classic Soderbergh, lean and laconic, a style that heightens both the bone - dry humor with which the film is suffused and the suspense of the split - second
timing required for the
heist and the ancillary, ahem, compost, that happens.
And, of course, the top
heist film of all
time is 1988's cinematic action
classic: Die Hard.
August is generally a toxic wasteland for movie fans, although this year is proving to be a glorious exception with Kathryn Bigelow's harrowing Detroit, The Glass Castle, Wind River and the instant NYC crime
classic Good
Time all on local screens this week (and Steven Soderbergh's riotous NASCAR
heist comedy, Logan Lucky, on deck).
Another all - female reboot is coming and this
time, it's targeting the
heist classic, Ocean's Eleven.