The Good Thief
Cast
Nick Nolte .... Bob Montagnet
Tch�ky Karyo .... Roger
Sa�d Taghmaoui .... Paulo
Nutsa Kukhianidze .... Anne
G�rard Darmon .... Raoul
Directed by
Neil Jordan
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Rater #2
6/10. Nick Nolte admitted at the Toronto Film Festival that he used a
little bit of heroin every day to prepare for his role of Bob in The
Good Thief. If you think it's a regular heist movie, think again.
Instead of the obligatory twists, turns, backstabbings, cheating on
wives, and everything, it has a sophisticated style to it (it helps
that it was all shot in France�nice!). However, it gets bogged down
by TOO much flair and sophistication, a confusing plot, and hard to
understand accents.
The plot has Bob (Nolte) as an�guess what�aging thief who wants to do
one last giant heist! Boy, I love the originality in plots today. He
lives in the beautiful scenery of France, and he wants to rob
paintings with a high value from a casino. People along for the ride
include Paulo (Sa�d Taghmaoui), Raoul (G�rard Darmon), and Remi (Marc
Lavoine). This entire movie has an un-Hollywood feel to it, but
one "quality" from American films comes into it: there are a whole
lot of characters. It's hard to keep track of, and Nolte's mumbling
voice doesn't help.
Another aspect of The Good Thief that I found nauseating (literally)
was director Neil Jordan's way of ending scenes with a freeze-frame.
At times it looks like some bad editing, while at other times it
simply looked like watching a scratched DVD on a very slow computer.
Jordan seems like one of those "trendy" Hollywood directors. Others
like him include Burr Steers (Igby Goes Down), Spike Lee (25th Hour),
and Spike Jonze (Being John Malkovich). I don't particularly like
their styles; they always seem to use odd camera shots and even odder
ways of ending scenes.
Don't go into The Good Thief expecting an ordinary, Hollywood heist
movie. It has an air of sophistication, but ends up in deep bleep by
the end.
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Rated R for language, sexuality, drug content and some violence.
Running time: 108 minutes
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