King of Thieves

Passes the time but little else. Tries hard to be both a comedy and a thriller but doesn't really succeed at either. For such a daring burglary, this could have surely been done a lot better.

Fun veteran cast makes this an entertaining enough watch

Not sure about all the hate on this film. Yes, the actors swear too much, and it's unnecessary. But cockney villains DO swear a lot (as my east-end wife would testify). You get the feeling that the actors all enjoyed playing their parts - perhaps more than the audience did getting to watching it. It's certainly not great. It didn't really test the brain too much. But for a couple of hours of harmless fun, closely based on a true story I thought it was OK.

British Wit at its best, with some great Actors. Based on a true story, knowing the end yet you hope it goes the other way for them. Who ever gave it one and a half out of five....obviously don't get British Wit

The performances are enough to watch this movie. There seems to be a disconnect between scenes that can make everything a little difficult to follow the story line.

What's not to like? A great cast, reflecting the true story of an old, "gang who couldn't shoot straight", jewel heist, that disintegrates into chaos. I could watch Caine and crew work all day long. Beats hell out of what passes for most "modern" crime flix. Good stuff. Makes me want to go back and watch the original *1968*, 'The Italian Job'. :'D

What could have been a fascinating study into the relationships between a longstanding band of criminals descended into continuous swearing with little meaningful dialogue. A few stand out performances but surprisingly Michael Caine was not one of them.

This movie was slow and boring, an especially egregious fault in a heist movie. It combines a drama about aging and recapturing spent youth with a jewel heist but doesn't bother to blend the two genres, leaving the final product disjointed and stodgy. The impressive list of acting talent is undercut by flaccid dialogue and weak stakes. There's no reason to waste time on this film when there are so many better alternatives for whatever you were hoping to get out of it. Closest comparison: It's like Going In Style (2017) by way of The Irishman. Setting: Heist Plot: Heist Tone: Drama

It could have been worse, but the writing wasn't funny, exciting, or realistic. I don't know the details of the real event, but it seems ridiculous that they'd sit in pubs and loudly discuss the fact they had robbed a bank. Their lack of awareness for CCTV was painful to watch as well. Then there was the fact that none of the characters were likeable and spent the entire film engaged in a swearing contest. On the other hand, the cast was excellent, and the acting was reasonable. The cinematography, visual effects, and soundtrack were all decent. The writing and pacing let it down. It tried to be more of a comedy than an authentic crime story and ended up failing on both accounts.

I ritmi indemoniati della prima parte hanno un doppio effetto negativo; sia un controsenso rispetto all'età media dei protagonisti e alle loro caratteristiche, sia l'impossibilità di capire e comprendere le loro personalità. Nel finale le pugnalate si susseguono e riempiono una trama con pochi punti salienti.