Review of The Art of the Steal (2013) by Tim M — 09 Jun 2014

Give Jason Jones and Terence Stamp their own spin-off movie where they do the same exact thing they did here, which was arguing, bickering and insulting each other, and I'll be the happiest man alive.

While I thought the film was fun overall, in spite of it not offering anything that different or unique, as far as heist films go, Jason Jones' and Terence Stamp's chemistry stole the show. Jason Jones' comedic timing is impeccable and Terence Stamp is the perfect straight man for him to play off of.

Even without them you still have a pretty good, if unimpressive film, with a damn good cast and an entertaining, and breezy, story. This is very easily digestible. This isn't gonna overstay its welcome, nor is it gonna make you ponder the existence of life or any of that.

Which is fine by me, these films needs to exist. This is escapist entertainment. Not necessarily at its best though. While I'm sure you could pick a thousand holes in this story, as I'm sure you can with about 99% of every film in existence, it was fun seeing how the plan came together and how it all played out in the end.

I'm pretty sure you can figure out where it's heading the MOMENT Nicky asks Crunch to join him for one last job. It's pretty obvious that the film is heading in the direction that it, ultimately, ended up at.

It's still satisfying to see a "dastardly" villain get his comeuppance. Another super short review, but I don't really have much to say about this film. It doesn't really warrant a long review, it is a fun movie with some funny lines but the show absolutely belongs to Jason Jones and Terence Stamp.

I'd recommend this movie, even if it's only good, as if that's a bad thing, based on those two alone. Those two make this film worth it.