The Heist

If ever you wanted to see a movie that didn't know what it wanted to be, pop this one pretty high on the list. The Heist (or The Maiden Heist in the US) seems more than a little confused as to who its audience is - far too slow for the expectant Hollywood youth, yet the humour too weird (and the jokes too immature) for any kind of older target. Essentially billed as an older person's Hustle, Christopher Walken, Morgan Freeman and William H. Macy are three ageing gallery security guards who will stop at nothing to make sure that their beloved art doesn't leave the country. I think we can all agree that on paper, that combination of high quality cast and intriguing plot sounds like an excellent prospect, which is why the poor (and direct to video) result is so worrying and disappointing. Sadly, with the storyline (and inconsistent comedy) so drastically over-worked, and the concept so badly laboured, The Heist just becomes another one of Hollywood's immediately forgettable budget-airline in flight movie offerings, rather than the contemporary con movie it could so easily have been.

This should give you a good impression of the pace in the rest of the movie.

Vital Statistics
Director	Peter Hewitt
Cast	Christopher Walken, Morgan Freeman, William H. Macy, Marcia Gay Harden
Length	90 mins
Post Credits Scene	None
TFC Mash-Up	RED meets Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie
Star Rating