King Of Thieves Movie Review
| King of Thieves | |
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| Directed by | James Marsh |
| Produced by |
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| Screenplay by | Joe Penhall |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Benjamin Wallfisch |
| Cinematography | Danny Cohen |
| Edited by | |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Studiocanal |
Release date | [1] |
Running time | 108 minutes[2] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $11.1 million[3] |
No movie data found Review. James Marsh’s King of Thieves takes an impressive ensemble cast and serves up a below-par heist movie that’s inspired by the burglary of the Hatton Garden hesit in London by a group of elderly thieves back in 2015.
King of Thieves is a 2018 British crime film based on the Hatton Garden safe deposit burglary of 2015. Directed by James Marsh, the film stars Michael Caine, Tom Courtenay, Michael Gambon, Charlie Cox, Jim Broadbent, Paul Whitehouse and Ray Winstone.[4][5]Zen sweeper 2.
Plot[edit]
A famous thief in his younger years, 77 year old widower Brian Reader pulls together aband of misfit criminals to plot an unprecedented burglary at the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit.The thieves, all in their 60s and 70s except for one, employ their old-school thieving skills toplan the heist over the Easter holiday weekend. Posing as gas repairmen, they enter the deposit,neutralise the alarms, and proceed to drill a hole into the wall of the safe. Two days later,they manage to escape with allegedly over £14 million worth of stolen jewels and money.When police are called to the scene and the investigation starts, the cracks between the misfitgang members begin to show as they row over how to share the goods and becomeincreasingly distrustful of each other.
Meanwhile, the crime has become public knowledge, and a frenzy of speculations begin. Asdetails about the crime come to light, both the British public and the media are captivated,and the investigation is followed with bated breath around the United Kingdom.
The gang badly fractures when trying to dispose of the stolen assets. Brian is excluded by the group and not realising the true value of the haul the gang make several mistakes culminating in all of them being arrested. The only gang member to escape justice is Brian's young protege who escapes the country. All of the gang are remanded to custody. [6]
Filming[edit]
The main bulk of the scenes were filmed in and around Margate, Kent, including scenes at the Wig and Pen Pub, the Nayland Rock Hotel, Harbour Arm in Margate, outside the Turner Contemporary, and a scene at Margate railway station. Abbott's Cliff in Dover can also be spotted in the train scene where Brian Reader (Michael Caine) travels to Margate.[7]
Cast[edit]
- Michael Caine as Brian Reader[8]
- Jim Broadbent as Terry Perkins[8]
- Tom Courtenay as John Kenny Collins[8]
- Charlie Cox as Basil/Michael Seed[8][9]
- Paul Whitehouse as Carl Wood[8]
- Michael Gambon as Billy 'The Fish' Lincoln[8]
- Ray Winstone as Danny Jones[8]
- Francesca Annis as Lynne Reader
Soundtrack[edit]
A cover of 'The Man' originally by The Killers was released by British jazz-pop singer Jamie Cullum as the lead single from the King of Thieves soundtrack.[10]
Benjamin Wallfisch composed the music for the film. The score was released by Milan Records.
Critical reception[edit]
On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film received an approval rating of 34% based on 77 reviews, with an average rating of 4.89/10. The site's critical consensus reads, 'King of Thieves unites an incredible cast for a heist movie brimming with potential -- most of which, sadly, evaporates long before the end credits have started to roll.'[11]Metacritic gives it a score of 47 out 100, indicating 'mixed or average reviews'.[12]The Guardian gave the film two stars, saying 'We get one or two cool touches. Broadbent is interestingly cast against type as a nasty piece of work, and I liked Winstone laughing with incredulous joy as he clambers into the Aladdin's cave of the strongroom. But what a mess this is: not funny enough to be a comedy, not exciting enough to be a thriller, not interesting or convincing enough to have any documentary value.'[13]
See also[edit]
- The Hatton Garden Job - a 2017 film based on the same events.
References[edit]
- ^'KING OF THIEVES - Full Trailer'. Filmoria.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^'King of Thieves (15)'. British Board of Film Classification. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^'King of Thieves (2019) - Box Office Mojo'. www.boxofficemojo.com.
- ^Empire (25 June 2018). 'Hatton Garden Heist Film King Of Thieves Gets First Trailer'. Empire.
- ^Sheldon, Jess (8 August 2018). 'Michael Caine health update: Star, 85, returns in heist film King of Thieves - WATCH video'. Express.co.uk.
- ^http://studiocanalpress.co.uk/asset/download/highres/1955/41d05626bcb823b822d1ddadf6f41d79
- ^Kent Film Office. 'Kent Film Office King of Thieves Article'.
- ^ abcdefg'The King of Thieves Press Notes: Studio Canal'. studiocanalpress.co.uk. August 24, 2018.
- ^'Final Hatton Garden raider convicted'. 2019-03-15. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
- ^filmmusicreporter.com/2018/09/06/jamie-cullums-the-man-cover-from-king-of-thieves-to-be-released/
- ^'King of Thieves (2019)' – via www.rottentomatoes.com.
- ^King of Thieves at Metacritic
- ^Bradshaw, Peter (12 September 2018). 'King of Thieves review – Hatton Garden crew commit daylight robbery' – via www.theguardian.com.
External links[edit]
- King of Thieves on IMDb
- King of Thieves at Rotten Tomatoes
- King of Thieves at Metacritic