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King of Thieves
7/10
Welcome a British version of Ocean's Eleven with a gang of older gents that are well known to many audience members. This isn't going to be fully fictional though, this story is based on the true events revolving around the Hatton Garden Heist in London and we are about to see what went down. The gang are an old group of crooks that come out of retirement for one final score. Michael Caine, Michael Gambon, Ray Winstone and a younger character in Charlie Cox are going to bring this story together.
The storyline follows the conventional heist of lookout's, trials and the, of course, the main robbery.
They pass gas repairmen, operating their old school tactics over an Easter weekend and stealing more than £14 million worth of jewellery and money itself. As they operate, things start to fall apart a little, Caine's character is kicked out and the rest operate on their own rules. Broadbent and Winstone's characters start showing their muscle, especially once the robbery s completed.
Cox's character is very timid and is easily manipulated by stronger characters. He is left with some cash in his pockets before being told to leave but little did the remaining members knows, Caine's character had told Cox's how to establish which envelope symbols contained the best jewels. As each of the old heads gets caught by the police, Cox is on the move and with a smirk on his face that we had yet to see in any other part of the movie, he's away and the real mastermind by the end.
I do enjoy a real-life storyline and I'm not too sure how closely it follows with what actually happened but I'm thinking that this astonishing robbery was followed along with the truth. The ending was a breathe of fresh air, to see the underdog come out on top and the expense of everyone who expected to use him for his talents and give him nothing back. Seeing such a good, British cast of well-known faces let this movie flow and you could believe that these men were true robbers. I doubt this is a movie that would make a success across the pond with their heists in Vegas but for British attention, it's still pretty fresh off the press.
The storyline follows the conventional heist of lookout's, trials and the, of course, the main robbery.
They pass gas repairmen, operating their old school tactics over an Easter weekend and stealing more than £14 million worth of jewellery and money itself. As they operate, things start to fall apart a little, Caine's character is kicked out and the rest operate on their own rules. Broadbent and Winstone's characters start showing their muscle, especially once the robbery s completed.
Cox's character is very timid and is easily manipulated by stronger characters. He is left with some cash in his pockets before being told to leave but little did the remaining members knows, Caine's character had told Cox's how to establish which envelope symbols contained the best jewels. As each of the old heads gets caught by the police, Cox is on the move and with a smirk on his face that we had yet to see in any other part of the movie, he's away and the real mastermind by the end.
I do enjoy a real-life storyline and I'm not too sure how closely it follows with what actually happened but I'm thinking that this astonishing robbery was followed along with the truth. The ending was a breathe of fresh air, to see the underdog come out on top and the expense of everyone who expected to use him for his talents and give him nothing back. Seeing such a good, British cast of well-known faces let this movie flow and you could believe that these men were true robbers. I doubt this is a movie that would make a success across the pond with their heists in Vegas but for British attention, it's still pretty fresh off the press.
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