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The Art of the Steal

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6.2/10 • 550

2013-09-201h 30m

ComedyCrime

It takes a great artist to pull off the perfect con

Crunch Calhoun, a third-rate motorcycle daredevil and part-time art thief, teams up with his snaky brother to steal one of the most valuable books in the world. But it's not just about the book for Crunch — he's keen to rewrite some chapters of his own past as well.

Directors
Jonathan Sobol
Editors
Geoff Ashenhurst

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Kurt Russell

    Kurt Russell

    Crunch Calhoun

  2. Matt Dillon

    Matt Dillon

    Nicky Calhoun

  3. Jay Baruchel

    Jay Baruchel

    Francie

  4. Kenneth Welsh

    Kenneth Welsh

    'Uncle' Paddy MacCarthy

  5. Chris Diamantopoulos

    Chris Diamantopoulos

    Guy de Cornet

  6. Katheryn Winnick

    Katheryn Winnick

    Lola

  7. Jason Jones

    Jason Jones

    Interpol Agent Bick

  8. Terence Stamp

    Terence Stamp

    Samuel Winter

  9. Devon Bostick

    Devon Bostick

    Ponch

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Reno

Jan 14, 2017

6/10

The two half-brothers and the art heist. I like heist movies, once they were making great ones, but not anymore. I have heard about this, though haven't seen it till now. Seems it's a decent film, but came at the wrong time of the history. You know, the same film 15-20 years ago would have made a better impact among people, as well as commercially. Nowadays, the youngsters want only superhero action-sci-fi films. That should not be the reason for a film's failure. Instead, they should have improved it in lots of areas. But still I liked a few things from it, like the information about mixing the real art with the fake ones, but still it remains as the real. The film is about two half-brothers. They are the art thieves and they have done many jobs together, but in their final one, one of them betrays. So the rest of the narration sets in a few years later when they join hands for another big art heist sidelining their differences. They form a big team and this time they are watchful over each other. Now comes the final act where the actual event takes place and with a twist the story comes to an end. An enjoyable film, little funny and had some good moments, But overall film was predictable, including the twist. Could be the director's best film so far. Kurt Russell was just okay, but expected a lot. The rest of the cast in this multi-starrer, does not look good, though contributed. Maybe the film characters were weaker than the story. They should have focused more on them to progress it, so it would have achieved the success they were looking for than what a few people praising it. I think it's okay for a watch with the low expectation. 6/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
$64,065.00
Keywords
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