For fans of the Ocean's trilogy, or just about any heist movie sprinkled with comedic elements, the intricate plot and unpredictable characters kept me on the edge of my seat!
The Thieves (도둑들)
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- South Korea
- 2012
- · 135m
Director
Choi Dong-hoon
Cast
Kim Yoon-seok,
Kim Hye-soo,
Lee Jung-jae,
Jun Ji-hyun,
Simon Yam,
Angelica Lee
Genre
Action,
Crime
Popeye leads a gang of South Korean thieves and teams up with a Hong Kong crew led by his former boss to steal a diamond from a heavily-guarded casino safe in Macau. Each team is looking for revenge and to get away with the diamond for themselves.
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The New York Times
Loaded with all the twists, disguises, glamorous settings and split-screen montages you could ask for.
90
The New York Times by Andy Webster
Loaded with all the twists, disguises, glamorous settings and split-screen montages you could ask for.
80
Time Out by David Fear
A cross-pollinated mixture of Hollywood-blockbuster bombast, Asian cool and '60s Vegas ring-a-ding swing.
75
The Playlist by Gabe Toro
The Thieves is less interested in the characters than it is the elaborate stunts and gimmicks.
70
Los Angeles Times by Gary Goldstein
While the movie's second half feels more consequential - and more impressively action-packed - than its first part, it also loses some of its initial charm and quirk via a protracted, often dizzying descent into a kind of booty-centric game of hot potato.
70
Village Voice
Easier to like than it is to follow, Choi Dong-hoon's glossy caper boasts all the pomp and cajolery of the true international blockbuster.
70
Village Voice by Jonathan Kiefer
Easier to like than it is to follow, Choi Dong-hoon's glossy caper boasts all the pomp and cajolery of the true international blockbuster.
63
Slant Magazine by Steve Macfarlane
A dazzling heist film that can't help but come off as duly influenced by Steven Soderbergh's Ocean's trilogy, South Korea's number one box-office champ of all time is never less than clever.
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