The Honest Thief

These are strange times to be going to a theatre. The last two times we have gone, the theatre lobby as well as the theatre itself, have been eerily empty. The theatres are doing everything they can to help people feel safe, and yet most people aren’t going. There are several reasons for this: great movies on Netflix et al, lack of good movies being released, and limited concession food. Out of all of these reasons, theatres would get more business if the studios would release some good movies. Aside from “Tenent,” the only thing being offered are reruns or grade “B” movies. “The Honest Thief” is a B movie that wouldn’t have stayed in town more than a week or two pre Covid-19. With the lack of grade “A” movies out there, this one seems down right epic! It is the type of story that has served Liam Neesen well. He plays nice guy Tom Carter. The only thing is, he has been busily robbing banks. There is a reason he’s been doing this, and his justification is eventually revealed. But he’s decided to stop his criminal activities after he meets storage facility manager Annie (Kate Walsh). He calls the FBI and offers to make a deal to return the $8,000,000 he’s stolen for a lighter sentence so he can marry Annie with a clear conscience. However, that amount of loot is pretty seductive, and he gets set up by two rogue FBI agents. These agents
of course plan to just take the money and make sure Tom is taken out in the process. But like all good bad plans, things go very awry and Tom and Kate have to take on the baddies. Just like he did in the “Taken” movies, Neesen will have to use his talents and skills (and he does again have a set of skills) to persevere. This was a decently made movie of this sort, and it will do until the next Wonder Woman or James Bond movie comes along. You don’t have to go out of your way to see it, but it won’t be a disappointment either.