The Art of the Steal

  • 2016


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Average Rating 2.9/5
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3.2
Crunchs speech about honor is played for laughs, but its one of the few moments where the movie comes close to admitting that its about the notion of .. Av Club
3.8
There are a handful of actors working today whose mere presence justifies whatever film they are in. Kurt Russell is at the top of a very short list f .. Rogerebert
2.0
The closing credits include a series of legitimately funny outtakes, many of them more amusing than the film that precedes them. Variety
3.5
Its intended comedic style and weight bearing twists work just well enough to be a pleaser. We Got This Covered
2.0
Russell is always a pleasure to watch, especially in the films one really inspired sequence: a silent movie like flashback to a legendary rip off of t .. Time Out
3.0
Writer director Jonathan Sobol has concocted an old fashioned heist caper, featuring a lovable rogue crew of triple crossers, every one of whom may be .. The Guardian
2.5
Ultimately, The Art of the Steal is an energetic but paper thin genre exercise, filled with pleasant riffs on the standard heist flick, but ultimately ..
3.0
Still, the end result 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 .. The Hollywood Reporter
3.0
Matt Dillon and Kurt Russell may not make the most convincing half brothers, but The Art of the Steal is a fairly amusing heist film with some sibling .. The New York Times
3.0
How one feels about that wink and nudge, as well as their personal threshold for colorful characters over engaging plotting, will likely dictate the l .. Paste Magazine
4.4
Its this willingness to have fun with itself and its characters that makes The Art of the Steal such a pleasure to watch. IGN
2.0
Sobol ... borrows widely and unfashionably from the Guy Ritchie stylebook: hes either missed the trend by ten years or pre empted the revival by 20. Telegraph
3.5
The Art of the Steal is another Last Big Job concoction, albeit one in which writer director Jonathan Sobol doubles down against staleness by stuffing ..
3.0
Under the films slick trappings, its sloppy and generic, though with a healthy number of laughs a naughty art installation rivals one in The Grand Bud ..
2.0
Predictable as the adventure may be, the company and the countryside make it worthwhile. Ny Daily News
2.5
As is often the case in these caper flicks, theres too much plot for insufficient dramatic effect, and alert viewers will suss out where its all headi .. The Globe And Mail
3.2
Russells starring turn in The Art of the Steal is a good reason to seek out the picture, as the actor gives a funky comedic turn in this bizarre cross .. Blu Ray
2.5
The directionless bent of Jaswinskis screenplay paves the way for a midsection thats rife with irrelevant and inconsequential detours, and it does, as .. Reel Film Reviews
2.0
Occasionally charming, yet completely unoriginal, this is dumb fun, no more, no less. Radio Times
2.5
A caper film that spends a great deal of time telling you whats going to happen, and then explaining what happened, The Art of the Steal is also a wid .. News Day
3.8
A thoroughly enjoyable caper that doesnt outstay its welcome, this is Kurt Russells first film to make it into a New York theater (albeit for a token .. New York Post
1.5
The whole affair is so slickly mechanical, devoid of any real thrill or authentic human feeling, that it begs the question: Dont even genre movies nee .. Film Journal International ..
4.5
And this is one of the most fun heist movies ever, clearly modeled and successfully so on Soderberghs Oceans Eleven in its smart, snappy humor and its ..
2.5
Everybody feels like theyre in their own movie, popping in and out like critters on a whack a mole board without any sense of fitting together. Toronto Star
2.0
An appealing cast almost make the difference to this film, a sloppy half hearted caper that never seems to break sweat. Express
3.5
When the theft itself is a foregone conclusion and you know it will all end in a winking smirk, youll find that the ability to merely enjoy the player .. The Film Stage
3.5
But even if the film doesnt raze genre conventions or reinvent the notion of grifting as audiences know it, Sobol creates an ensemble as scruffy and i .. Blogs Indie Wire
2.5
A rare lead role for Kurt Russell is wasted in this thoroughly by the numbers heist film. Oregon Live
2.0
In this case, Kurt Russell and Matt Dillon are short changed by a script with a clever denouement that comes at the expense of the rest of the action, .. Digital Spy
3.0
Sobol feels the need to over explain when the film would be better served by riding its good humor to an end that wasnt so concerned with clever payof .. Film Racket
2.5
Indeed, the plot is so perfunctory and shrug worthy that it seems to function primarily as an excuse to let the cast riff. The Dissolve
3.5
I hope this sort of entertaining romp gets significant distribution, but if it pops up on VOD first then itll be just as fun.Bastards Claire Deniss la .. Crave Online
3.0
Its all pretty preposterous and a little discomfiting when Ethan teaches Zooey to dance by putting on the slow and heavy Make It With You by Bread.So .. Scots Man
3.0
So, while not as slick as it could have been this is a caper thats just about pulled off. Sky
2.0
And with one contrived plot twist too many the final act descends into a fug of farce stealing the films early promise and exposing Sobols cinematic p .. Hey U Guys
1.0
At the very least an ethnographical curiosity, Sobol owns up to his roots by incorporating his hometown into both of his features to date (the previou .. Cinema Scope
2.5
The Art of the Steal is never beautiful, but its a pleasant enough diversion if you squint a bit or stand far enough back. O Canada



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