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    Eye for an Eye (2008)

    Eye for an Eye (2008)

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    The devious brain behind a heist draws a top police detective, on the eve of his retirement, into an...

Only the Good Spy Young (Gallagher Girls, #4)
Only the Good Spy Young (Gallagher Girls, #4)
Ally Carter | 2010 | Romance
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9.3 (3 Ratings)
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This series always end up being a quick read for me--or at least for a paperback, anyway--but that could be down to the large font size.

Anyway, to start with I thought this series would be a bit like the authors [b:Heist Society|6574102|Heist Society (Heist Society, #1)|Ally Carter|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1359254479s/6574102.jpg|6767235] series--same characters, different mission every book--but it's turning out to have one big story arc that you get bits and pieces of every time you read a book in the series while still containing enough fun bits and bobs to make each story complete.

I'm still waiting for books 4 and 5 to arrive but as soon as they do, I'll be continuing this series to see what happens with my fave foursome and Zach and Mr Solomon.
  
Den Of Thieves (2018)
Den Of Thieves (2018)
2018 | Action, Crime, Drama
Nick O'Brien is the hard-drinking leader of the Regulators, an elite unit of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Ray Merrimen is the recently paroled leader of the Outlaws, a gang of ex-military men who use their expertise and tactical skills to evade the law. O'Brien, Merrimen and their crews soon find themselves on a direct collision course as the criminals hatch an elaborate plan for a seemingly impossible heist -- the city's Federal Reserve Bank.



Some good mindless violence for my Friday afternoon. I did enjoy this one, but it's definitely nothing groundbreakingly new. It collects together classic heist moments with good action pieces. It actually remind me of the Leverage formula.

I don't think that this will be one I buy on DVD, but you certainly wouldn't be wasting your time if you managed to catch it on the TV.
  
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David McK (3369 KP) rated The Italian Job (2003) in Movies

May 2, 2021 (Updated Aug 4, 2024)  
The Italian Job (2003)
The Italian Job (2003)
2003 | Action, Drama
All i can really remember about the 1969 original is that it is a crime caper, starring Michael Caine, and that it involves Mini Coopers.

As such, I'm not sure whether to class this as a remake, a reimagining or something else entirely!

This version stars Mark Wahoberg, Cherlize Theron, Donald Sutherland, Jason Staham and Oz-from-Buffy (Seth Green) and starts with a heist in Venice: a successful heist, with the perpetrators then betrayed by Ed Norton's 'Steve', who leaves them all for dead.

The rest of the film - mainly set in the States - then follows the remainder of the crew and their quest to get even against Steve, in a plot that yes, once again, involves the use of Mini Coopers!

It would hardly be The Italian Job without said cars, after all ....
  
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Garthy (203 KP) rated Snatch - Season 1 in TV

May 9, 2017  
Snatch  - Season 1
Snatch - Season 1
2017 | Action
Snatch is, at least, a punchy, adventurous show, with a distinct if openly derivative visual style. (1 more)
The new series, based on Guy Ritchie's 2000 movie, is a whole lot of fun, a stylish heist story with an irreverent sense of humor.
Snatch becomes tiresome in its constant attempts to dazzle the viewer. (0 more)
The new series, based on Guy Ritchie's 2000 movie, is a whole lot of fun,
  
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Dean (6925 KP) rated Takers (2010) in Movies

Feb 10, 2018  
Takers (2010)
Takers (2010)
2010 | Action, Drama
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5.0 (3 Ratings)
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An entertaining if fairly average heist action film. It features a pretty decent line up of actors with rappers T.I. and Chris Brown included. It tries to be very cool, slick but it lacks the style and quality of Heat or Ocean's Eleven. Top marks for trying to compete with those and if you like films along those lines then you should enjoy this as well.
  
King of Thieves (2018)
King of Thieves (2018)
2018 | Action, Crime, Drama
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Thiefy yet wrinkly
Good film about a heist, sort of like oceans 13 with grandpa's. It's a good story with plenty of strong points.
There's a fairly well known cast boasting such names as Michael Caine, Jim Broadbent, Ray Winstone, and Michael Gambon.
Lots of backstabbing going on as well as these fellas prove at any age, there's no honour amongst thieves.
Worth a watch