Synopsis
A gang of South Korean thieves team up with a Hong Kong crew to steal a diamond necklace from a heavily-guarded casino safe in Macau. As the cops close in, old betrayals — and misunderstandings — resurface.
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Cast
- Kim Yoon-seokMacao Park
- Kim Hye-sooPepsee
- Lee Jung-jaePopie
- Jun Ji-hyunYenicall
- Simon YamChen
- Kim Hae-sookChewing Gum
- Oh Dal-suAndrew
- Kim Soo-hyunZampano
- Derek TsangJohnny
- Angelica LeeJulie
Recommendations
- 90
The New York Times
Loaded with all the twists, disguises, glamorous settings and split-screen montages you could ask for. - 80
Time Out
A cross-pollinated mixture of Hollywood-blockbuster bombast, Asian cool and '60s Vegas ring-a-ding swing. - 75
The Playlist
The Thieves is less interested in the characters than it is the elaborate stunts and gimmicks. - 70
Village Voice
Easier to like than it is to follow, Choi Dong-hoon's glossy caper boasts all the pomp and cajolery of the true international blockbuster. - 70
Los Angeles Times
While the movie's second half feels more consequential - and more impressively action-packed - than its first part, it also loses some of its initial charm and quirk via a protracted, often dizzying descent into a kind of booty-centric game of hot potato. - 63
Slant Magazine
A dazzling heist film that can't help but come off as duly influenced by Steven Soderbergh's Ocean's trilogy, South Korea's number one box-office champ of all time is never less than clever.
