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Just what I expected

Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

Wow! What a bizarre film! Unfortunately the few funny moments there were were quite overshadowed by it's completely weird and random vibe throughout.

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

The Art Of The Steal casts Kurt Russell and Matt Dillon as a pair of half brothers who are into crime in a big way. Russell has just come out of a Polish prison and would certainly like a big score because he isn't getting any younger. He's even willing to include Dillon in on it though Dillon is the reason he did those seven years as guest of the Polish Republic.Russell gathers his usual crew, a colorful bunch like Jay Baruchel, Chris Diamantopoulos, and Kenneth Welsh. He also has a former player Terence Stamp now working for Interpol.They work one clever art theft caper but there's quite a bit more involved as one of the bunch gets very greedy. Let's just say that this was anticipated and this person was played like a piccolo solo.The ensemble cast gives some great performances. Russell especially as he's now doing character roles and doing them well. The film probably could have used some better direction, still the location photography in Canada and in Europe was well done for this Canadian caper film.

"The Art of the Steal" from 2013 stars Kurt Russell, Matt Dillon, Terence Stamp and some Canadian actors.Russell plays Crunch Calhoun, a motorcyclist who throws exhibitions for money. He is also an art thief but he's trying to stay away from that. With his brother Nicky (Dillon) being released from prison, however, an opportunity presents itself for one more heist.The theft is to be of a religious book worth a fortune. They bring back the old team, and then Dillon comes up with what he thinks is a better idea. The end has a neat twist.Terence Stamp as a paroled art thief who has to work with Interpol is great, as is that of a Canadian actor, Jay Baruchel as Francie Tobin. Another Canadian, Jason Jones, who plays the Interpol agent, is way over the top. Russell does a good job as does Dillon. Russell is excellent at this type of character, he mines the humor that's there and his presence pulls things together.I found the film too derivative for me and despite some good moments, including the beginning which took place in Poland, and the first scam that's reminisced about, which was fabulous, I admit my interest waned. There have been too many of this type of film done better.

After committing an art heist and subsequently being betrayed in Poland "Crunch Calhoun" (Kurt Russell) is sentenced to seven years in prison. Once he gets out he is left with very few options so in order to pay his bills he eventually becomes a motorcycle daredevil. Then one day he decides to return to his life of crime and enlists the help of an old colleague named "Paddy MacCarthy" (Kenneth Welsh). Not long afterward his disreputable brother "Nicky Calhoun" (Matt Dillon) also joins the group which now consists of Crunch's wife, "Lola Calhoun" (Katheryn Winnick), Crunch's apprentice "Francie Tobin" (Jay Baruchel) and another old acquaintance by the name of "Guy de Cornet" (Chris Diamantopoulos). Together they plan to steal a painting by Georges Seurat known as "Model from the Back" which is inadvertently being stored at a heavily secured customs storage facility on the Canadian-American border. Now rather than reveal any more of the movie and risk spoiling it for those who haven't seen it I will just say that this film has a both a little comedy and a few surprise twists to keep things interesting. Unfortunately, there wasn't much chemistry between the actors and the plot wasn't nearly as coherent as it should have been which hurt the film overall. That said, although it was adequate enough to fill the time, it clearly wasn't as good as it could have been and because of that I rate it as about average.

A real gem! This film deserves much higher reviews!The way the film was edited and shot with flashbacks and flash forwards intersecting the current storyline makes The Art of the Steal very engaging. Too many films nowadays throw together big names, action and crude humour without any substance. Art of the Steal managed to do a solid job focusing on the story while feeding the audience bits of information that will come together at the end.The Art of the Steal is a mix of Ocean's Eleven series with Gambit and Incognito (1997). Highly highly recommended