The Good Thief (film)
6.8 /10 1 Votes
Duration Language English | 6.6/10 IMDb Director Neil Jordan Country United Kingdom
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Release date 6 September 2002 (2002-09-06) (Toronto)
28 February 2003 (2003-02-28) (Ireland)
7 March 2003 (2003-03-07) (United Kingdom)
4 April 2003 (2003-04-04) (United States)
11 April 2003 (2003-04-11) (Canada) Based on Bob le flambeur
by Jean-Pierre Melville
Auguste Le Breton Writer Auguste Le Breton (screenplay), Jean-Pierre Melville (screenplay), Jean-Pierre Melville (film "Bob le flambeur"), Neil Jordan Tagline He doesn't want money. He wants what money can't buy. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Good Thief is a 2002 British-French-Irish crime thriller film starring Nick Nolte, Emir Kusturica, and Nutsa Kukhianidze, and directed by Neil Jordan. It is a remake of the 1955 French film Bob le flambeur by Jean-Pierre Melville. The film, shot in both Monaco and Nice, France, follows a heroin addicted retired thief through the setup and completion of one last job.
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Reaction
The film received mostly positive reviews. Critic Roger Ebert notes of Nolte: "it is clear that he was born to play Bob. It is one of those performances that flows unhindered from an actor's deepest instincts."
Reviewer Pam Grady, writing for Reel.com, also praised the film: "The Good Thief has many virtues, beginning with the sheer wit of Jordan's screenplay and Chris Menges's neon-saturated cinematography that renders Nice both beautiful and sinister, trapping the characters in the glare of its lights. The heist itself is a complicated affair — Jordan took Melville's original idea and added a distinctly 21st-century twist — and all the more satisfying for it."
The film holds a 77% 'fresh' rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Soundtrack
The film's score was composed by Elliot Goldenthal.
References
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