Steal Me

Name: Steal Me
Genre: Drama
Released: September 9, 2005
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 43

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Westlake Entertainment Group | Release Date: September 9, 2005

Summary: In Steal Me, writer/director Melissa Painter has crafted a refreshingly honest portrayal of relationships - sexual and otherwise - around a 15-year-old kleptomaniac boy, Jake (Alexander), who arrives in a small Montana town searching for his prostitute mother. (Cineville Films)

Director: Melissa Painter

Genre(s): Drama

Runtime: 95 min

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Kevin Thomas

A beautifully realized small film of understated power. Read full review

Ernest Hardy

It's not really original stuff, and there are few genuine surprises, but Painter skillfully layers visual details and off-the-cuff dialogue into a smart, condescension-free piece on small towns and the complicated lives they contain. The standout here is the always-wonderful Seymour (Hotel Rwanda, Birth). Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Ken Fox

The film's real star is the stunning Montana landscape, beautifully captured by cinematographer Paul Ryan. Read full review

Nathan Rabin

Steal Me suffers from a distinct charisma vacuum at the center, which makes it easy to linger on its many shortcomings, especially its stilted dialogue and pseudo-poetic, pseudo-philosophical narration. Read full review

Jeremy Mathews

There’s enough character development for a 20-minute short, and 75 additional minutes are manufactured with slight variations on the same scenes in different rooms of the house. Read full review

John Anderson

A classic case of overreaching, Steal Me boasts unorthodox camera angles, dramatic shifts in its palette and a generally adventurous visual style. What it lacks is believable dialogue, credible relationships and a serious foundation for its overripe psychology. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

Whether it's the guitar-strum soundtrack, "lyrical" cornfield shots, or arrhythmic performances, Steal Me has at least one indie-film cliché too many. Read full review

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