The Art of the Steal (2013)

• Year: 2013
• Released: 20 Jun 2014
• Country: Canada, United States
• Adwords: 5 nominations
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2172985/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/The_Art_of_the_Steal
• Metacritics: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-art-of-the-steal
• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: English, Spanish
• MPA Rating: R
• Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
• Runtime: 90 min
• Writer: Jonathan Sobol
• Director: Jonathan Sobol
• Cast: Kurt Russell, Jay Baruchel, Katheryn Winnick
• Keywords: revenge, gang, heist, thief, motorcycle,

	6.3/10
	53/100
	44% – Critics
	39% – Audience

The Art of the Steal Storyline

Nicky Calhoun is the brain of a gang of thieves, who get caught after a scam, stealing original art from a Polish museum and switching it for a forgery, which mob client Bartowiak discovers just in time. Nicky’s elder brother Crunch, with a cleaner record, is sacrificed as he faces far shorter jail term, which he serves wretchedly in Poland. Out, he gains a meager living as motorbike stunt rider in Canada but is relatively happy with juvenile ‘apprentice’ Francie Tobin and sexy lover Lola. Nicky still pulls off ingenious art robberies, even under the nose of Interpol Agent Bick and his cynical ‘paroled consultant’ Samuel Winter. Hearing of a copy of the Gutenberg Bible being stolen from an Amsterdam museum, Nicky braves Crunch’s lust for vengeance and (re)assembles the crew to deliver it to US client Reverend Herman Headly, whose contraband shipment is stuck at a US-Canadian border station. The plan is for French forger Guy de Cornet to make copies for unsuspecting criminal clients so as to earn enough for all to retire, but Nicky has a further devious plan and isn’t alone.

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IT’S FOUR FOOT HIGH AND STARING YOU IN THE FACE

It is 5 1/2 years after Crunch (Kurt Russell) took the fall for stolen art. He was ratted out by his brother Nicky (Matt Dillon). After being apart, the old gang gets back together for “one last job.”

It is a simple art heist/fence story that offers you levels of complexity as the real story unfolds at the end, similar to many fine “head fake” films. Like most films of this genre, the production is filled with good characters and humor. It is a movie worth watching for fans of “Ocean’s Eleven” type films.

Parental Guide: F-bombs. No sex or nudity.

Calhoun Family Values

The Art Of The Steal casts Kurt Russell and Matt Dillon as a pair of half brothers who are into crime in a big way. Russell has just come out of a Polish prison and would certainly like a big score because he isn’t getting any younger. He’s even willing to include Dillon in on it though Dillon is the reason he did those seven years as guest of the Polish Republic.

Russell gathers his usual crew, a colorful bunch like Jay Baruchel, Chris Diamantopoulos, and Kenneth Welsh. He also has a former player Terence Stamp now working for Interpol.

They work one clever art theft caper but there’s quite a bit more involved as one of the bunch gets very greedy. Let’s just say that this was anticipated and this person was played like a piccolo solo.

The ensemble cast gives some great performances. Russell especially as he’s now doing character roles and doing them well. The film probably could have used some better direction, still the location photography in Canada and in Europe was well done for this Canadian caper film.

lower grade Guy Ritchie style

Motorcycle rider Crunch Calhoun (Kurt Russell) is in a crew with his half-brother Nicky Calhoun (Matt Dillon), Paddy MacCarthy (Kenneth Welsh), and forger Guy (Chris Diamantopoulos). Their mark is Stash Bartkowiak who had a stolen Gauguin from an Oslo gallery. They are discovered and Nicky rats out Crunch. Seven years in a Polish prison (5 1/2 with good behavior) later, Crunch is out and out of crime for good. He’s daredevil motorcycle riding working with his girlfriend Lola (Katheryn Winnick) and apprentice Francie Tobin (Jay Baruchel). Interpol Agent Bick (Jason Jones) is after a stolen Seurat with the help of informant Samuel Winter (Terence Stamp). Nicky outsmarts them and double cross Sunny who then threatens Crunch for his money. Crunch is pulled back in with Nicky.

There are too many capers and too many complicated expositions. Writer/director Jonathan Sobol has pack this in with so many characters. It’s a lower grade Guy Ritchie in Canada. He is starting to solidify his style along with ‘A Beginner’s Guide to Endings’. However this is a little bit too ambitious for him. Dillon-Russell anchors it with a complicated cute relationship. There are some funny bits, some fun dialog, and a whole lot of fun-like wacky. There is a particularly funny art piece. In the end, it just needs more comedy and a more simplified story.