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6.4 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 11
  3. Negative: 3 out of 11

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  1. DianaD.
    Jan 8, 2005
    9
    One of the most visually romantic and stunning films I saw last year. The music is glorious, electic. Nolte's performance is one of his best.
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  2. Simon
    Apr 27, 2003
    10
    One of the few movies worth seeing these days. Also one that stands on its own. Neil Jordan at his best.
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  3. GinoE.
    Jun 7, 2004
    6
    It's an interesting variation on heist movies. Neil Jordan tries to be as modern and different as possible. The soundtrack is picked from a variaty of French and Arabic songs. Cheb Mami is a good performer, but does he fit in this movie? Well, it's different anyway. The character acting vary from great (The good old Nolte) to very silly (Some of Nolte's heist members and 'the snitch'). But the overall product has some very fun things. Too bad the ending doesn't have the impact that the movie was building up to. But if heist-movies are your thing: This is almost mandatory.… Expand
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  4. PatC.
    Dec 2, 2005
    4
    Had all the elements of a great zinger, but the assemblage was muddled and flat.
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  5. T.P.
    Aug 25, 2003
    1
    Couldn't even make through half of this film. The acting was horrible and the dialogue cliched. I didn't care what happened to anyone or anything in this rip off of 100 different movies.
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  6. ALeader
    Sep 13, 2004
    2
    Noltes performance is at times terrific. this despite the worst script and general execution of what might have been a halfway decent film. the director and production team must ask themselves if they can seriously be proud of this total abomination. the soundtrack must get a mention for being the most painful i have ever experienced - a mix of quasi ethnic drivel and embarrasingly inept ballads. should be given a wide berth.… Expand
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  7. PaulP.
    Feb 16, 2007
    1
    Muddled plot, confusing editing, ridiculously bad, cliched dialogue, pretentious soundtrack ! A supposed homage to French New Wave ? I'm not a film student or even a film buff but if you want to see this sort of thing done well check out the film Diva from the early eighties.
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Metascore
68 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 37 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 37
  3. Negative: 1 out of 37
  1. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Wilmington
    88
    There's a zest and brilliance in Neil Jordan's racy heist thriller The Good Thief that makes it almost intoxicating to watch.
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  2. Charlotte Observer
    Reviewed by: Lawrence Toppman
    25
    It's as French as a half-smoked Gauloise and, like a half-smoked Gauloise, it stinks.
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  3. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Michael Atkinson
    40
    His movie (Jordan's) winnows the original's existentialist fable into a busy caper thriller, copping plot devices from Soderbergh's "Ocean's 11" and even straining to Wong Kar-wai its camera's way around the fleshpots of Nice. It's all pizzazz, and the pizzazz is all borrowed.
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