Review of The Art of the Steal (2013) by Anna P — 27 Jun 2016

Meh.

An Ok camaraderie caper, filmed in familiar places to me around Buffalo and Niagara Falls, but not enough gas to keep my attention when it falls into a cliched paper bag that the writers don't bother to fight their way out of.

All the f-bombs are unnecessary for this so-called comedy, and only make it more excruciating to tolerate this by-the-numbers affair. Finally, it falls apart completely in the third act bc it's treated as a cliche that we have seen done better and much more hilariously in several other caper comedies already - go see American Hustle to see how it's done right. And if you saw AH before, it's worth it to see again - skip this.

So, Buffalo/Niagara - I love you, but this is no fitting tribute - sorry guys.

2 shots to the foot out of 5.