Heist
User Score
5.1 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 27 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 27
  3. Negative: 9 out of 27

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  1. TeeK
    Jan 21, 2008
    10
    Best heist movie I have seen, though the pleasure is hidden in the details and the many twists and turns the plot takes. Heist rewards really only those viewers who pay attention, as if Mamet made a nice movie for the casual watcher and an excellent one for the detail-obsessed. Point in case (attention -here comes a spoiler): when the gold bars get molten into boat railings, the railings are solid, not hollow. At the end, when Hackman lets his wife and her lover steal the gold from him, they entices them to take the wrong ones - hollow tubes. This detail is typical for the whole movie. Overlooking such finesse lets a viewer underestimate and underrate Heist grossly.… Expand

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Metascore
66 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 33 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 33
  3. Negative: 2 out of 33
  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mick LaSalle
    50
    Even a mediocre David Mamet movie is still a David Mamet movie. That means there are lines to savor, partly because the lines are so good, partly because they are so Mamet.
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  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    60
    Solidly entertaining and surprisingly free of the Mamet-isms that can suck the life right out of the most tightly crafted story.
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  3. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Stephen Hunter
    90
    Mamet loves two things: scams and dialogue. This movie is rich with both.
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