Good Thief

For an indie movie, I thought it was amazing. The cast fit their roles, and definitely a breakout role for Jimmy Doom. He was the perfect combination of Karl Childers (Sling Blade) and Otis Driftwood (House of 1000 Corpses). It was suspenseful although flat in some scenes, it's actually very Shakespearean; especially how women are portrayed to the lead characters. Although some may suggest simplistic caricatures of certain ones, if you get it, you'll get it and like it. It is dark but no more than May or Repo: the Genetic Opera, it falls in that category of film.

Peter Donahue's character, Danny, borders annoying. But, his depth grows throughout the movie as his calculated and predictable behavior changes to show his capacity for love and emotions towards his sidekick and girl.

Overall, it's definitely something I would watch again, several times.

This movie is a gritty noir with nods to Diogenes, Shakespeare, street poetry, and baseball. Art within a work of art. It's a crime drama with a mystery. Well worth the watch.

Shallow plot line.. Weak dialogue.. Poir acting by all but the black girlfriend.. She was decent.. Maybe it was the lines..? Just bad in every conceivable way.. What was the point..? No message.. No visuals.. No entertainment.. No moral.. Somehow every character was unlikable and nearly all immoral.. What an epic waste of time..! 3 stars is really generous.. Any rating over 3 almost certainly came from one of this movie crew or their family and friends because no one can possible justify this trash.. 🙄

I was excited to watch this movie. The cinematography was excellent, the acting was decent and the soundtrack was well executed. However, 20-30 minutes into it I was becoming increasingly dissapointed.

The writing and dialogue is atrocious. The "flashlight" the "honest man" bit were absolutely absurd. The use of Shakespeare quotes was fine until the dialogue explains that they are Shakespeare quotes. I actually started feeling bad for the actors who had to recite the ridiculously awfull lines.

I really wanted to like this movie, I just couldn't.

It's a weird piece-meal of guys trying to make a quick buck and the owner of some vintage baseball cards that's also a serial killer. Not sure who the 'good thief' is...cause they're all pretty poor actors.