The Art of the Steal

Parental Rating: R

Contains: Language    Violence    Adult Content    

Jill's Review

Opens March 14, 2014 in Dallas

Runs 90 Minutes

The movie starts with an action packed art theft gone wrong.  Nicky (Matt Dillon) is caught and rats out his brother Crunch Calhoun (Kurt Russell). Crunch is sent to a Polish prison for seven years where he serves 5 1/2 for good behavior.  Once he gets out, he decides to go semi-legit and settles back into his life as a motorcycle daredevil, who takes falls for money.  He hires an apprentice, Francie (Jay Baruchel) and along with his wife, they scrape by. Until his motorcyle is sort of repossessed and he is forced to work with his brother again on one final art theft.  Of course, the brothers have differing agendas and things go awry in this con caper.

The performances are great and make this movie worth watching.  Terence Stamp shows up as a criminal helping the FBI identify stolen art and his performance alone elevates this movie to another level. This is a fun and fast paced movie that is worth a look.

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