The Good Thief | | Cast : | Nick Nolte | | Director : | Neil Jordan | | Studio : | Fox Home Entertainme | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | January 01, 2003 | | DVD Released Date : | February 01, 2005 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed), English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 01, 2005 | | Summary | Volume of Dialogue and Editing Nearly Ruined it for Me | Content
 | Nick Nolte stars as the gambling, heroin-addicted, former thief extraordinaire, Bob Montagnet living in France and trying to go on the straight and narrow. But one last heist has been tickling his itchy fingers, and now Bob plans to go out with a bang. Or at least that's what he wants the local authorities to believe.
Using double and triple fakes, Bob throws the police into a frenzied chase to find out exactly what he's up to, who's being double-crossed by whom, why he's spending all of his time with a pretty young immigrant named Anne (the lanky but lusty Nutsa Kukhianidze), and where he plans to be on the night of the big theft.
Of course he's right under their noses, with tons of witnesses and cameras. Nobody could've planned it better than Bob Montagnet.
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A great cast and good acting by all made this a very watchable heist flick.
Although the plot has been over done in Hollywood (good thief going straight after one last job), Nick Nolte's characterization of Bob and all his follies made for an enjoyable flawed character study (someone who's getting old, still shoots heroin, fights with local club owners, but has a heart of gold).
Problems with the film are relegated to the film's editing and terrible level of volume during some pivotal moments. It was often times difficult to hear Bob talking with one person or another, especially during the planning stages of the heist, which made it very frustrating for me. I wanted to know WHAT was going on without turning my TV up to full-blast.
As others here have mentioned too, the editing of the film has problems. I'm not sure if this WAS an editing problem or a transfer to DVD issue, but at the end of each scene there was a half-a-second freeze frame that became maddening to watch.
Still an interesting film, though. And the music is extremely interesting to listen to also. |
| Rating | | | Date | March 07, 2005 | | Summary | a great soundtrack | Content
| A lot of you have sent in reviews that tell what a great movie this is, and I agree. I am writing because some of you are looking for the soundtrack and you can get it on Amazon. Go to popular music and search for the Good Thief. It is an import soundtrack and costs around $32.00 but it is a great CD. A great CD to shoot dope to..... |
| Rating | | | Date | February 03, 2005 | | Summary | Nolte and newcomer - a cult classic? | Content
| the music, the characters, the mood are carefully revealed and they are captivating, endearing, and timelessly delightfully presented in a flimsey vehicle of hope. yet, i keep returning to a favorite location in a culturally dense zone where simplicity prevails. one of Nolte's best. and, when or where will this youthful Nutsa reappear? |
| Rating | | | Date | November 16, 2004 | | Summary | SOUND TRACK PLEASE! | Content
| I loved the sound track to this movie and have looked for it in the music listings, without any luck. (I found an album by John Brannen with that name, but don't think it is the sound track). If anyone has any info, please post. Thank you, Shelley |
| Rating | | | Date | September 08, 2004 | | Summary | Indeed, There Is Such A Thing As A Good Thief | Content
| With humor, honesty and humility, Nolte's main character Bob would singlehandedly make this film worth watching. Add a
great cast, a sensational soundtrack and a good twist on the overdone heist flick sub genre and you have a film worth purchasing. |
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