Film Review – American Heist

To pull off a crime movie these days, a production needs imagination or a decidedly thrilling show of force. The limply titled “American Heist” doesn’t have any personality or presence, electing to work on a to-do list of clichés instead of trying to rework known elements for optimal surprise. It’s dreary work, cynical and unfinished, using familiar beats of reluctant criminality and brotherly bonding to work through material we’ve all seen before. Not even performances can wake this sleeping film, which is primarily interested in camera placement, not searing storytelling. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com