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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyRogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyA mostly satisfying entry in the art heist genre.
- 63Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreThe banter waxes and wanes a tad more than I’d like. And yes, Lying and Stealing, being a genre picture, is the 14,764th “one last job” movie.
- 60VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyYet even given its budgetary limits and second-tier cast, Lying and Stealing manages to be a retro escapist pleasure — one whose cleverness might actually have been muffled by flashier surface assets.
- 50Film ThreatHunter LanierFilm ThreatHunter LanierLying and Stealing comes across as the object a thief would replace an art piece to prevent anyone from realizing it’s missing at first glance.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckLying and Stealing might have been more effective if its two leads had more charisma, but James is mostly bland and Ratajkowski never quite convinces as a woman of mystery. This is the sort of lighthearted exercise that requires genuine star power to overcome its triviality, and the lack of it here seriously diminishes its impact.
- 40Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinThe jaunty, neo-noirish crime outing Lying and Stealing has its moments — chiefly the engaging performances of sexy leads Theo James and Emily Ratajkowski — but is too short on depth and logic to prove much more than a glossy, forgettable trifle.