American Heist (2015)

Very Cool!!!

Lack of good storyline.

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Wow, just terrible. It's like Heat, but everyone is stupid and bad at everything. The movie is full of technical errors, crappy CGI, bad acting, and a thin nonsensical plot. Please spare yourself the pain and do not watch this movie.Minor grievances: cars have not had carburators in decades, and firearms fired from the hip will not be accuratePlease hire some who lives in reality to error check your crappy movies

Adrien Brody and Hayden Christensen probably made more than the movie grossed? I wouldn't have watched this on cable nor rental. Glad I watched for free by getting it from a local library. I've seen better B Movies made in the 1970s than this. Just sad sad sad......Giving it a 2 only for eye candy with Jordana Brewster, lol

It isn't fair and it isn't right, but in the minds of many moviegoers, certain performers will always be associated with their most memorable roles. For me, Hayden Christensen will always be Anakin Skywalker, and it's strange to see him in anything but a Science Fiction film, but that doesn't mean he's not capable of playing anything else, as he shows in American Heist. Christensen plays James Kelly, an man who became an ex-con, for simply looking up to and trying to help his older brother, Frankie (Adrien Brody). As James is getting his life on track, Frankie is being released from prison and is of course looking for one big score. Now, James has to decide what's more important, keeping his new life on track or saving his older brother. Hayden Christensen gives an admirable performance, once you get passed the initial shock of Anakin cursing and covered in tattoos, but it's Adrien Brody who steals the show. Brody isn't an Academy Award winner for nothing, as his character pulls at the heart strings and has you running the gambit of emotions. Everyone knows someone like Frankie and wonders which way they'll turn out. In this case, there is also the added incentive of finding out if he'll drag his brother along with him, either way. American Heist isn't the best film out there, the story has been done, and at times, it's a little dull. This film is more about the characters and their values more than anything else. There's a fair share of language and guns, but unlike many other thrillers, that's not really the focus here, which in the end, is appreciated.

The plot is ridiculous, characters boring. I was expecting a good heist, but no, they had to talk about a toothpaste and the heist lasted for a mere crappy 15 minutes. Very strong indeed.Story-1/10 Every story is a good one. This movie has no story, thus the 1. It said American Heist, I was expecting a movie with the characters carrying out successful heists, even if just one and failing at the end. However, this is not the case. What is a heist movie with a just a fleeting moment of a heist that was so crappy my granny could've carried it out better? American Heist.Soundtrack - 2/10 Nothing noticeable.Character development - 1/10 I must say, the characters were so bland and boring. None of them were captivating at all. The retarded brother was the worst of them all.