It has enough going for it to earn a recommendation.
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04/11/03
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The Good Thief (2003)
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Reviews Counted:137
Fresh:106
Rotten:31
Average Rating:6.9/10
Consensus: Bolstered by Nolte's strong performance, The Good Thief brims with seductive style.
Theatrical Release:Apr 2, 2003 Limited
Box Office: $3,416,785
Synopsis: Set against the glitzy backdrop of the French Riviera and its seedy underworld is Academy Award-winner Neil Jordan’s clever, sexy caper, THE GOOD THIEF. Bob Montagnet (Nick Nolte) is about to... [More]
Starring: Nick Nolte, Tcheky Karyo, Nutsa Kukhianidze, Emir Kusturica
Director: Neil Jordan
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Reviews for The Good Thief
To the extent that it's a rhapsody on the theme of Nick Nolte, The Good Thief has considerable charm.
04/11/03
Top CriticA bad movie that careens and kazooms from one moment of flip, empty sophistication to another.
04/11/03
If The Good Thief isn't up to the work that inspired it, it's nevertheless fresh and distinct.
04/11/03
Jordan's approach assumes a certain intelligence, and attentiveness, in his audience, but his joyride through the French Riviera always keeps us belted in.
04/11/03
[Nolte] is magnificent -- ravaged, desperate, aware.
04/11/03
It's a great surprise that The Good Thief actually works, leaving Melville behind and giving us the vibrant, exciting work of another interesting director, Neil Jordan.
04/11/03
Neil Jordan/Nick Nolte caper flick is full of European charm, American swagger and far more style than substance.
04/11/03
Nolte sounds like a muppet now, and the film itself isn't very engaging.
04/11/03
An Irish director reconfigures an old French film with an American star and a Russian hooker. And it works.
04/11/03
Although there's enough of a good time in The Good Thief to merit half a thumb's up, Melville's film remains the original and Jordan's version very much an over-exuberant replica.
04/11/03
Top CriticObserved through the twitchy prism of Nolte, this Bob offers a brilliant contrast to the original.
04/11/03
Nolte is not only made for the role, he's also rehearsed it in real life.
04/11/03
Top CriticAllows cinematographer Chris Menges to work at his artful best, but in the end it seems as if Jordan has turned out a glamorized version of the kind of movies that were terrific partly because they were made on the cheap.
04/11/03
Top CriticWhether or not Nolte topped up every day on the set, it is clear that he was born to play Bob.
04/11/03
Top CriticIt's a sumptuous mood piece.
04/10/03
Mr. Jordan adeptly keeps the movie saturated in jazzy cool, preserving the original film's hard-boiled romantic notions of what does and does not make a good thief.
04/10/03
Top Critic[Neil] Jordan may hold the title and registration, but Nolte is definitely behind the wheel ... a highly enjoyable heist flick that's light on genre cliches
04/10/03
Extremely smart and cleverly crafted, this heist movie set on the French Riviera will keep you guessing even when you already know the outcome.
04/10/03
You don't always know what's going on, but it's fun to watch anyway.
04/10/03
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