"Everybody needs money. That's why they call it money." - Mickey Bergman
A routine heist movie with some great performances, Heist doesn't bring anything new to the table, but it has a good script and some cool scenes.
Gene Hackman and Danny DeVito own their roles, and I need more of villainous Danny DeVito in my life. His performance as the greedy, vile crime boss is really great, and shows his range and gravitas as an actor. Hackman is also excellent as usual, playing his usual old, tough guy self. Hackman and DeVito are the best things in this movie, no question. Oh, and Delroy Lindo was nice a surprise. How underrated is that dude, am I right?
The story is twisty and complicated, and interesting if you can keep up. I'm not a heist movie person, but this was still entertaining. There's a lot of great dialogue, and I appreciated the originality of some of the lines.
There are a handful of pretty cool scenes. The opening heist was well-done, and the airport sequence was cool. There are some brief beatings, and a cool docks shootout, but don't expect an action-heavy movie. This is a heist movie, and really more of a crime thriller than an action film.
The direction is nice and tight, and the movie has a confidence that I appreciated. I found it hard to root for the protagonists, as they're thieves, and therefore technically villains in their own right, but Hackman and Lindo's natural charisma and Hackman's acting experience almost overcame my qualms.
I marginally recommend this to heist movie fans, or fans of Hackman and Daddy DeVito.
A routine heist movie with some great performances, Heist doesn't bring anything new to the table, but it has a good script and some cool scenes.
Gene Hackman and Danny DeVito own their roles, and I need more of villainous Danny DeVito in my life. His performance as the greedy, vile crime boss is really great, and shows his range and gravitas as an actor. Hackman is also excellent as usual, playing his usual old, tough guy self. Hackman and DeVito are the best things in this movie, no question. Oh, and Delroy Lindo was nice a surprise. How underrated is that dude, am I right?
The story is twisty and complicated, and interesting if you can keep up. I'm not a heist movie person, but this was still entertaining. There's a lot of great dialogue, and I appreciated the originality of some of the lines.
There are a handful of pretty cool scenes. The opening heist was well-done, and the airport sequence was cool. There are some brief beatings, and a cool docks shootout, but don't expect an action-heavy movie. This is a heist movie, and really more of a crime thriller than an action film.
The direction is nice and tight, and the movie has a confidence that I appreciated. I found it hard to root for the protagonists, as they're thieves, and therefore technically villains in their own right, but Hackman and Lindo's natural charisma and Hackman's acting experience almost overcame my qualms.
I marginally recommend this to heist movie fans, or fans of Hackman and Daddy DeVito.