Fresh
While Jordan's repeated freeze-frames try a little too hard for nonchalance, the overall cocktail of Gallic insouciance and American film noir grit delivers such relaxant properties you forgive a few foibles.
Derek Adams, Time Out
The Good Thief
He doesn't want money. He wants what money can't buy.
2003 · 1h 48m · R
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Neil Jordan
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The Good Thief
Overview
An aging gambler on a losing streak attempts to rob a casino in Monte Carlo. But someone's already tipped off the cops before he even makes a move.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
77%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Mr. Jordan has lovingly recreated much of what glittered in the hard French thrillers that once starred Delon and Belmondo, and provided a superbly customized vehicle for the salty charms of ashtray-voiced Nick Nolte.
Rex Reed, New York Observer
Fresh
Great fun despite its deficiency as a presumed thriller.
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
Rotten
It's a heist film with a muddled plot, a character study with no personality.
Richard Nilsen, Arizona Republic
Fresh
Rumpled and dissolute, Nolte shambles through this gracefully atmospheric crime film with a cool poignancy that verges on the comic.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
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