ComedyCrime

The Art of the Steal

- It takes a great artist to pull off the perfect con

Crunch Calhoun, a third-rate motorcycle daredevil and part-time art thief, teams up with his snaky brother to steal one of the most valuable books in the world. But it's not just about the book for Crunch — he's keen to rewrite some chapters of his own past as well.

Release Date : 2013-09-20

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Darius FilmsEntertainment OneTéléfilm CanadaAstral MediaThe Weinstein CompanyStage 6 Films

Production Country : CanadaUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Crunch Calhoun

Original Name : Kurt Russell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nicky Calhoun

Original Name : Matt Dillon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Francie

Original Name : Jay Baruchel

Gender : Male

Character Name : 'Uncle' Paddy MacCarthy

Original Name : Kenneth Welsh

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guy de Cornet

Original Name : Chris Diamantopoulos

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lola

Original Name : Katheryn Winnick

Gender : Female

Character Name : Interpol Agent Bick

Original Name : Jason Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Samuel Winter

Original Name : Terence Stamp

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ponch

Original Name : Devon Bostick

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ginger

Original Name : Karyn Dwyer

Gender : Female

Character Name : Carmen

Original Name : Joe Pingue

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dirty Ernie

Original Name : Stephen McHattie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bartkowiak

Original Name : Eugene Lipinski

Gender : Male

Character Name : Female Border Guard

Original Name : Elle Downs

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sunny

Original Name : Dax Ravina

Gender : Male

Character Name : Van Der Beer

Original Name : Rob deLeeuw

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ranking Officer

Original Name : Christopher Dyson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detective Brodowski

Original Name : Jasmin Geljo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detective Kumik

Original Name : Vieslav Krystyan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Belly dancer

Original Name : Maria Lerinman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Reverend Herman Headly

Original Name : A.C. Peterson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Olga Something-Long

Original Name : Camilla Scott

Gender : Female

Character Name : Stoned Ice cream truck driver

Original Name : Jon Steinberg

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Construction Worker

Original Name : Juan Carlos Velis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detroit Border Guard

Original Name : Mike Wilmot

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beefy Man #1

Original Name : Scott McCrickard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beefy Guy #2

Original Name : K. Trevor Wilson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Crunch Calhoun's cellmate

Original Name : James Collins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carnie

Original Name : Michael McNaughton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Passerby

Original Name : Ron Laugher

Gender : Male

Character Name : (voice)

Original Name : Sandy Kellerman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Carnie

Original Name : Kyle Hytonen

Gender : Male

Character Name : George

Original Name : Stephen Lee Wright

Gender : Male

Reviews

Reno

@Rangan

2024-05-16

**The two half-brothers and the art heist.** I like heist movies, once they were making great ones, but not anymore. I have heard about this, though haven't seen it till now. Seems it's a decent film, but came at the wrong time of the history. You know, the same film 15-20 years ago would have made a better impact among people, as well as commercially. Nowadays, the youngsters want only superhero action-sci-fi films. That should not be the reason for a film's failure. Instead, they should have improved it in lots of areas. But still I liked a few things from it, like the information about mixing the real art with the fake ones, but still it remains as the real. The film is about two half-brothers. They are the art thieves and they have done many jobs together, but in their final one, one of them betrays. So the rest of the narration sets in a few years later when they join hands for another big art heist sidelining their differences. They form a big team and this time they are watchful over each other. Now comes the final act where the actual event takes place and with a twist the story comes to an end. An enjoyable film, little funny and had some good moments, But overall film was predictable, including the twist. Could be the director's best film so far. Kurt Russell was just okay, but expected a lot. The rest of the cast in this multi-starrer, does not look good, though contributed. Maybe the film characters were weaker than the story. They should have focused more on them to progress it, so it would have achieved the success they were looking for than what a few people praising it. I think it's okay for a watch with the low expectation. _6/10_