King of Thieves

StudioCanal | Release Date: January 25, 2019

5.7	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 13 Ratings

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RoccoCilleFeb 5, 2019

What do the stuck up critics expect from a movie like this? It's a nostalgic, tongue-in-cheek look at an old school crime of epic proportions by an old school generation. The result is a movie with a plenty of humour probably missed byWhat do the stuck up critics expect from a movie like this? It's a nostalgic, tongue-in-cheek look at an old school crime of epic proportions by an old school generation. The result is a movie with a plenty of humour probably missed by them, it's subtle British humour embedded in the dialogue and the thieve's decript state, best shown by their recollections of driving around in high end performance car heists in the 60's and now turning up to a shed in a Vauxhall Astra estate.

If you don't get that, you won't get and appreciate the humour of the movie. Fine actors nearing the end of their career's mostly, a fascinating real life story that blew the minds of the world and especially a complacent London jewellery trade. I found the movie great fun, a laugh at age and how you can stick two fingers up at stereotypes relating to it and do something incredible (if also criminal). It's in some ways an inspiring movie in that sense, as well as hard to not root for them as anti-heroes because although you know you shouldn't, they're sympathetically portrayed.

Overall it's a thumbs up as an proper London heist movie with fun characters. Ignore the snobbish critics claiming it's "boring".. try listening to dialogue and watching character development and pay off, not expecting it all instantly. You're the same idiots that gave the dire "The Last Jedi" a near perfect score. Recommended.… Expand

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