Thick as Thieves (2009/I)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Mimi Leder

Writer (WGA):

Ted Humphrey (written by)

Release Date:

9 January 2009 (Taiwan)

Genre:

Crime

Tagline:

Never trust a thief.

Plot:

A veteran thief recruits a younger crook to help him pull off one final job in order to repay his debt to the Russian mob.

Plot Keywords:

Thief | F Word | Subway | New York City

Cast

Morgan Freeman	...	Keith Ripley
Antonio Banderas	...	Gabriel Martin
Radha Mitchell	...	Alexandra Korolenko
Robert Forster	...	Lt. Weber
Rade Serbedzija	...	Nicky / Victor
Michael Hayden	...	Sudimack
Marcel Iures	...	Zykov
Gary Werntz	...	Donley
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Velizar Binev	...	Tarasov
Antony Byrne	...	Yaniushkin
Katie Chonacas	...	June
Constantine Gregory	...	Sergeev
Tom Hardy	...	Michaels
Todd Jensen	...	Commissioner Morelli
Corey Johnson	...	Voutiritsas
Siso Kamburov	...	Ivanov
Vladimir Kolev	...	Andrei
Ariel Llinas	...	Sergeant
Deobia Oparei	...	Commissioner Rawls
Velislav Pavlov	...	Ilia
Joshua Rubin	...	Joost
Marianne Stanicheva	...	Madame Irina
Chucky Venice	...	Transit Cop
Gerrit Vooren	...	Bakker

Also Known As:

The Code (International: English title) (USA) (working title) (USA) (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality, language and some nudity.

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Ireland:15 | UK:15 | Taiwan:R-12 | Netherlands:12 | Singapore:M18 | Mexico:B15 | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Brighton 4th Street, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Nu Image Films

Goofs:

Continuity: During the Vault scene the shots switch between Freeman and Banderas: in one shot Freeman's earpiece is in his ear, then it is not, then in the shot following that it's back in again.

Movie Connections:

References Topkapi (1964)

Soundtrack:

Nas Ne Dagoniat (Not Gonna Get Us)

A Good Movie

Well, this is a movie that has you anticipating. Literally, even after it ends you still have the feeling that some moments have been left behind. Scenery is somewhat patched - shots from Bulgaria's Supreme Court building, airport and streets, mixed with NYC. Actors' play is at top notch, but there may be some elusive disappointment that the plot didn't develop characters fully, didn't end the way we want to end and so on. Primarily, a story about thieves thieving, some complicated lying, some sex, some features, some plot of grand thefts, and that's it. I actually didn't like this movie. Not because it is bad, but only because it wasted the actors' potential for playing the full extent of their roles.