Synopsis
A father is without the means to pay for his daughter's medical treatment. As a last resort, he partners with a greedy co-worker to rob a casino. When things go awry they're forced to hijack a city bus.
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Cast
- Jeffrey Dean MorganLuke Vaughn
- Robert De NiroThe Pope
- Kate BosworthSydney
- Dave BautistaCox
- Gina CaranoKris
- Mark-Paul GosselaarMarconi
- D.B. SweeneyBernie
- Morris ChestnutDog
- Summer AlticeCristal
- Rosie FellnerJulie
Recommendations
- 70
Village Voice
You've seen neo-noirs like this before, but you probably haven't had this much fun with a modern B movie in a while. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
Heist nonetheless has a B-movie appeal thanks to its strong ensemble and wacky commitment to its overcomplicated, wildly absurd plotting. - 60
The New York Times
Battling a preposterous plot and second-tier performances that are, at best, serviceable, this roll-along thriller from Scott Mann works its keister off to turn beef jerky into chateaubriand. - 50
Slant Magazine
Heist is competently staged, but Scott Mann maintains audience interest with the preponderance of dissonant absurdities. - 50
New York Post
Don’t expect too much of Heist — it’s a cheesy formula picture all the way — but it has solid character foundations, the occasional bright line of dialogue (“Cops, this is robbers,” Morgan says on a phone call) and a neat final twist. As throwbacks go, it’s more bearable than shoulder pads. - 42
The A.V. Club
Would the movie be as (barely) entertaining as it is without De Niro? He only has about 15 minutes’ worth of scenes in Heist, but whenever he’s on-screen the film almost feels legitimate. - 30
Los Angeles Times
As vapidly generic as its title, British director Scott Mann's Heist is a by-the-numbers crime thriller that squanders a decent cast, including Robert De Niro, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Dave Bautista. - 25
RogerEbert.com
There’s actually a not-too bad caper plot underneath the incoherent over-direction from Mann.
