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Stolen (2006)

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Average Rating: 6.2/10
Reviews Counted: 27
Fresh: 18 | Rotten: 9

A real-life whodunit with colorful characters, especially art detective Harold Smith, this documentary is a fascinating peek into the world of art collecting.

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Average Rating: 6.2/10
Critic Reviews: 15
Fresh: 9 | Rotten: 6

A real-life whodunit with colorful characters, especially art detective Harold Smith, this documentary is a fascinating peek into the world of art collecting.

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The most elaborate and successful art heist in modern history is detailed in filmmaker Rebecca Dreyfus' cinematic account of the daring raid on Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner museum staged in the early morning hours of St. Patrick's Day, 1990. By the time the ruse of the well-organized and cleverly disguised thieves was discovered, the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum had been stripped of 13 priceless works including Vermeer's "The Gardener" -- one of only 35 works by the master known to

Nov 14, 2006

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All Critics (28) | Top Critics (16) | Fresh (18) | Rotten (9)

The film is a bit rough around the edges, but it found an unforgettable character in a dogged 75-year-old art robbery sleuth named Harold Smith.

November 2, 2006 Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | Comment
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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In telling the story of an unsolved crime, they use every trick available to awaken and prolong suspense before a payoff that never comes.

September 1, 2006 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | Comment
San Francisco Chronicle
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Composer Peter Golub adds swooning suspense, while cinematographer Albert Maysles, who has documented many Christo projects, frames rendezvous with tipsters tempted by the $5 million reward.

July 14, 2006 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | Comment
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That it never quite reaches an 'Aha!' moment is the movie's chief flaw, as we have been set up to expect answers.

June 30, 2006 Full Review Source: Denver Post | Comment
Denver Post
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In the end, we're treated to an overture of possibilities rather than a satisfying film.

June 22, 2006 Full Review Source: Washington Post | Comment
Washington Post
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A spooky new documentary that you'll see for its central mystery (who stole those paintings from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum 16 years ago?), but you'll stay for the ghost story.

May 12, 2006 Full Review Source: Boston Globe | Comment
Boston Globe
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An unusually thoughtful documentary about one of the modern era's most audacious art thefts.

March 1, 2007 Full Review Source: Film Journal International | Comment
Film Journal International

An entertaining, scattershot affair that promises more than it can deliver.

November 2, 2006 Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | Comment
St. Paul Pioneer Press

Stolen is ultimately too lightweight and indecisive -- ironic, for a film ostensibly about people in thrall to an all-consuming passion.

November 2, 2006 Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | Comment
L.A. Weekly

Even though there's no neat resolution, the entire ride is a pleasure.

November 2, 2006 Comment

Captures a great yearning among many different people across time, all affected by Gardner and her legacy, especially those parts now missing.

June 30, 2006 Full Review Source: Seattle Times | Comment
Seattle Times

A captivating documentary.

June 30, 2006 Full Review Source: Miami Herald | Comment
Miami Herald

... a meandering survey of dead ends and colorful theories, interspersed with a dry history lesson that serves as little more than tasteful padding.

June 29, 2006 Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Comment
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

What [Dreyfus] loses in modern day intrigue, she makes up for with history, art lessons and a detective straight out of Agatha Christie.

May 6, 2006 Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | Comment
Reeling Reviews

In the end, the question remains: who the heck did the theft and where are the paintings now?

May 4, 2006 Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | Comment
Reeling Reviews

[The film] spearheaded a new investigation that turned up an astonishing array of fiction-ready characters.

April 21, 2006 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | Comment
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not the most well-directed thing, but a really interesting story. especially if you like art.

August 6, 2011

This doc is not conclusive which is a little frustrating. It is interesting for some perfunctory art world drama and weirdos.

June 7, 2009
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