The Good Thief (film)
| The Good Thief | |
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| Directed by | Neil Jordan |
| Produced by |
Seaton McLean John Wells Stephen Woolley Neil Jordan |
| Written by | Neil Jordan |
| Based on |
Bob le flambeur by Jean-Pierre Melville Auguste Le Breton |
| Starring |
Nick Nolte Emir Kusturica Nutsa Kukhianidze |
| Music by | Elliot Goldenthal |
| Cinematography | Chris Menges |
| Edited by | Tony Lawson |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country |
United Kingdom France Ireland |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $30 million[1] |
| Box office | $5,756,945[1] |
The Good Thief is a 2002 British-French-Irish crime thriller film starring Nick Nolte, Emir Kusturica, and Nutsa Kukhianidze, and directed by Neil Jordan. It is a remake of the 1955 French film Bob le flambeur by Jean-Pierre Melville. The film, shot in both Monaco and Nice, France, follows a heroin addicted retired thief through the setup and completion of one last job.
Cast
- Nick Nolte as Bob Montagnet
- Emir Kusturica as Vladimir
- Nutsa Kukhianidze as Anne
- Tchéky Karyo as Roger
- Saïd Taghmaoui as Paulo
- Patricia Kell as Yvonne
- Gérard Darmon as Raoul
- Julien Maurel as Philippe
- Sarah Bridges as Philipa
- Ralph Fiennes (uncredited) as Tony Angel
Reaction
The film received mostly positive reviews. Critic Roger Ebert notes of Nolte: "it is clear that he was born to play Bob. It is one of those performances that flows unhindered from an actor's deepest instincts."[2]
Reviewer Pam Grady, writing for Reel.com, also praised the film: "The Good Thief has many virtues, beginning with the sheer wit of Jordan's screenplay and Chris Menges's neon-saturated cinematography that renders Nice both beautiful and sinister, trapping the characters in the glare of its lights. The heist itself is a complicated affair — Jordan took Melville's original idea and added a distinctly 21st-century twist — and all the more satisfying for it."[3]
The film holds a 77% 'fresh' rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with the consensus "Bolstered by Nolte's strong performance, The Good Thief brims with seductive style."[4]
Soundtrack
The film's score was composed by Elliot Goldenthal.
References
- 1 2 The Good Thief at Box Office Mojo
- ↑ "The Good Thief :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews". Rogerebert.suntimes.com. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- ↑ Archived 9 May 2005 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ The Good Thief at Rotten Tomatoes
External links
- The Good Thief at the Internet Movie Database
- The Good Thief at AllMovie
- The Good Thief at Box Office Mojo
- The Good Thief at Rotten Tomatoes
- The Good Thief at Metacritic