The Good Thief (2003)
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Cast
as Bob
as Roger
as Anne
as Paulo
as Raoul
as Remi
as Vladimer
as Remy
as Said
as Albert
as Bertram
as Jamie
as Yvonne
as Petit Louis
as Luigi
as Philippa
as Bill
as Tony Angel
as Chief Security Man
as Casino Manager
as Spanish Night Club Heavy
as Monitor Security Man
as Fernandez
as Security Guard, Villa St. Pierre
as Croupier
Critic Reviews for The Good Thief
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The problems stem from ragged storytelling, a surfeit of silly epigrams and a jangle of accents and cultures that leaves you wondering where Mr. Nolte's strangulated crook fits in.
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.
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.
Great fun despite its deficiency as a presumed thriller.
It's a heist film with a muddled plot, a character study with no personality.
Rumpled and dissolute, Nolte shambles through this gracefully atmospheric crime film with a cool poignancy that verges on the comic.
Audience Reviews for The Good Thief
A movie that tried really hard for the "cool" factor, complete with a "cool" french soundtrack. It's a decent watch. It may have been much better with a better lead? I wasn't buying the suave gambler/thief played by Nick Nolte..but that's just me, maybe. I'm not really a fan.
Super Reviewer
while the story was solid and the end was very good, the script was awful, the acting sub par, and the directing by niel jordan distractingly bad. some give and some take makes for an average film. great semi-cameo by ralph fiennes.
Super Reviewer
A stylish, tense, sexy and electrifying crime thriller. Explosive, smart, bold, funny and exciting. Nick Nolte has never been better. Gives his best performance in years. He just gets better as the years go on showing impressive and undeniable star power. A great cast of actors. Ralph Fiennes and Tchecky Kayrow turn in great performances. An totally enjoyable flick. A excellemt movie. It's one of those rare pieces of film noir that makes for good entertainment pleasure. A smooth, character-driven and absolutely exhilerating flick.
Super Reviewer
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