Crunch Calhoun, a third-rate motorcycle daredevil and part-time art thief, teams up with his snaky brother to steal one of the most valuable books in the world. But it's not just about the book for Crunch — he's keen to rewrite some chapters of his own past as well.
Snappy, clever, broadly comedic and too obvious for words, of which there are many.
– John Anderson,
Newsday,
13 Mar 2014
rotten:
Director Jonathan Sobol clearly understands the first rule of a good grift: misdirection. He packs his middling caper flick with so many known faces, it's easy to miss all the other familiarities.
– Elizabeth Weitzman,
New York Daily News,
13 Mar 2014
fresh:
Matt Dillon and Kurt Russell may not make the most convincing half-brothers, but "The Art of the Steal" is a fairly amusing heist film with some sibling tension helping the story along.
– Neil Genzlinger,
New York Times,
13 Mar 2014
rotten:
An uneven, mildly amusing, and highly derivative flick featuring a wonderful, quirky cast as a crew of art thieves who run a complex scam on the art world, and on each other.
– Tirdad Derakhshani,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
14 Mar 2014
rotten:
A derivative heist thriller-comedy that passes painlessly enough at a brisk 90 minutes, but ultimately feels as disposable as the numerous counterfeit paintings that exchange hands throughout.