This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

Morgan Freeman is a national treasure on the screen. Antonio Banderas is... well... Antonio Banderas. And Radha Mitchell is as exquisitely gorgeous as she is exceptionally talented.The film does get off to a slow start and it does take a while to get there while characters and plot are being developed. But my goodness, once this flick gets there it really goes there.I found the film to be well directed and well acted. The screen writing could have moved this a little faster, and allowed for even more surprises than what we see near the end.Still, it's a fun movie to watch and if you like intrigue, suspense, a bit of action and surprising plot twists, you will really like this.The musical score is also totally in tune with the theme of each scene. That's a sign of quality editing and digital work. A solid job.This gets 8/10 only because of the screenplay. It could have been better, but what film on this kind of budget couldn't be?Enjoy. I think you will.

Thick as Thieves is a typical heist movie, just about what I expected. But one starring (especially) Morgan Freeman and Antonio Banderas I just had to see. Masterthief Ripley needs to recruit help, Martin, to pull of the heist of a lifetime. Ripley has indebted himself to a Russian gangster and needs to steal to mythical Fabergé-eggs from Romanovs, a jeweler with a vault like a fort. And of course there are a police detective on their heels.The story is set up with hidden secrets and twists and turns. Some I caught and some I didn't. Just about the right mix to make it entertaining, but nothing special. It is a thriller, but there is a somewhat humorous tone. Just like it should be in a big heist movie. What it lacks is the feeling of suspense and surprise. It's hard to balance it just right and Thick as Thieves doesn't quite manage it. But with Freeman in the lead it is I said, entertaining. Especially for heist movie fans.6/10

I really couldn't find any glimpse of originality, innovation or indeed motivation in this movie. The plot is a veteran thief who meets a young and reckless rookie thief, sound similar to anything you know – that's because it is! Apart from its complete lack of inspiration comes very unconvincing acting from two fairly decent actors, however, Morgan Freemans salutary knowledge fails to salvage and I found that Antonio's by doing this movie is typecasting himself to the role – it even plays Hispanic type music in the love scene. I can't say much more about this movie as it's just dull, in 10-20 years it'll be like watching one of those bad 'money spinners' from the 80's. My advice – stay well clear, even if you get to see this for free, you'd be more interested doing nothing!

After making three mediocre movies (The Peacemaker, Deep Impact and Pay It Forward), director Mimi Leder went to work in television, directing during a decade episodes from TV series such as ER, The West Wing and John Doe.Thick as Thieves, her return to the cinema, is a pathetic thriller with a trite, badly written and weakly implemented story.The only thing which could have rescued it is its high profile cast, if it had offered good performances.But the film also fails on that.Well, I may exaggerated by saying Thick as Thieves has bad performances.I usually do not like the work of Antonio Banderas very much, but Morgan Freeman is one of my favorite actors, and Radha Mitchell, Robert Forster and Rade Serbedzija are also solid interpreters.However, there is not any energy or enthusiasm on their performances; they all show an absolute apathy for their characters.And besides of that, the screenplay consists of a horrible collection of clichés, like for example, the forced romance which arises between two people after 5 minutes of having met; the tedious explanation of the security system the thieves have to violate; the supposedly tense sequence of the robbery, full of incongruent technology and ridiculous logic; the artificial flukes which save dangerous situations at the last moment; the confrontations between thief and cop as rivals who respect their mutual honor and talent...Shall I go on? Thick as Thieves is a boring and lazy pastiche of archaic ideas and concepts.In summary, Thick as Thieves is a horrible and tedious thriller which is full of clichés.This is the kind of film in which I really feel I wasted my time, so do not make the same mistake I did, and avoid Thick as Thieves by all means.