One
of Nolte's Best...
This
movie is packed with 'noir cool'... the kind of
cool that will make you smirk with the knowing
that you will never achieve that level of
coolness. 'The Good Thief' is simultaneously a
heist flick, a redemptive character study, and a
movie about style and etiquette amongst thieves
and the detectives that chase them.
Nick Nolte stars, in one of his very best roles,
as Bob, a weary gambler and thief who is
plotting a casino robbery. (The film is a loose
remake of the classic 'Bob le Flambeur'). But
first, he has to sober up by detoxing
cold-turkey from his debilitating drug habit. He
is a tired and weather beaten man who has just
enough energy to pull off one last big score.
Nolte seems born to play this part. Tchéky Karyo
is the detective who knows his prey all too well
and does his best to thwart the impending theft.
Nutsa Kukhianidze plays the elegant young woman,
with issues of her own, who seems to spark Bob's
interest and brings him to life again. This very
European film is a riveting story of redemption
and knowledge that can only be gained from a
lifetime of mistakes. GREAT FILM!!!
©
Written by TCCandler
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