The Good Thief

A nice take on the heist genre that grew on me the longer it ran. Not quite what I expected from the trailer, but pleasantly surprised in the long run. Nick Nolte mumbles his way into a memorable role that oozes from him effortlessly, and Neil Jordan delivers a film less patronising than a full on Hollywood product might have done, even if he utilised a strange jump cut technique, which kept making me think the dvd player was skipping. The themes of addiction and thrill seeking balanced by a romance and poetry of chance have been done better from time to time, but not to take away from a very decent film with a few surprises. 7.5/10 Kx