This film very much feels like a metaphor for the actors themselves, one last go at making some money and it all going wrong.
The film didn't know what it wanted to be, a gritty crime drama or last of the summer wine.
No back story on the gang at all apart from 10 seconds of old footage. We're rushed into the heist scene and before you know it it's all done and dusted. That leaves time for endless squabbling of characters you don't really know anything about.
A strange casting with Michael Gambon, arguably the best actor there - cast as a bumbling idiot. Jim Broadbent playing the nasty hard man, which just doesn't suit him given the film's we're all used to seeing him in.
Ray Winston was good and played well throughout the film, but again a very tenuous relationship to the gang and zero back story makes it hard to get involved with the characters.
The production quality for me was also let down, had the feel of a low budget tv drama, though I suspect this is because they clearly blew the budget on the cast.
I'd save this one for a long haul flight or when it's free on Amazon.
King of Thieves (2018) 720p YIFY Movie
King of Thieves (2018)
King of Thieves is a movie starring Michael Caine, Michael Gambon, and Charlie Cox. A true crime film about a crew of retired crooks who pull off a major heist in London's jewelry district. What starts off as their last criminal...
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The Synopsis for King of Thieves (2018) 720p
Based on infamous true events, a famous thief, Brian Reader (Sir Michael Caine), pulls together a band of misfit criminals to plot the biggest bank heist in British history. The thieves manage to escape with allegedly over ￡200 million worth of stolen jewels and money. When police are called to the scene and the investigation starts, the cracks between the eccentric gang members begin to show as they row over how to share the goods and become increasingly distrustful of each other.
The Director and Players for King of Thieves (2018) 720p
[Director]James Marsh
[Role:]Ray Winstone
[Role:]Charlie Cox
[Role:]Michael Caine
[Role:]Michael Gambon
The Reviews for King of Thieves (2018) 720p
A metaphor for the actors themselves.Reviewed bynrmurrayVote: 4/10
It's distracting entertainment, but it has a made-for-TV feel, which ITV might commission for a soggy bank holiday. Cinematically uninspiring. The script is pandering to a similar audience; I can imagine some giggling at the swearing, farting and buttocks.
A passable and down to earth presentation of the true story of the Hatton Garden Heist with a cast of big names, but little else. Although it shows the thieves as doddering old fools, it also shows them as bitter and greedy career criminals and as such, you can't really root for them, especially when they devolve into squabbling. There's a good sequence as it shows the effort put in to successfully carry out the robbery, but the whole thing lacks drama, and the police investigation in the second half has no personality to it.
