![]() ![]() ![]() Overall, Honest Thief is an entertaining and functional action film, reminiscent of Widows, in which Neeson plays essentially the same character, but with far less class. Honest Thief PG-13 2020, Action/Mystery & thriller, 1h 39m 41 Tomatometer 111 Reviews 87 Audience Score 1,000+ Verified Ratings What to know Critics Consensus Guilty of first-degree. Kate and other characters’ ‘journeys’ over the course of the film are so jolting it becomes fun to watch the gears change. When she learns that the nice chap she’s fallen for is actually a notorious robber, she stresses out for a bit then chills, impressed that her fella is such a dab hand at making bombs. Local landowner Selwyn Spencer owns a banana tree, which is his pride and joy, and the caring of which he treats as Serious Business.Hes also got a reputation in his village as a 'bad man,' and nobody dares to cross his path, particularly where said banana tree is concerned. It’s a bloke-fest but Kate provides moments of nominal tenderness. An Honest Thief is a short story written by Barbadian author Timothy Callender. ![]() There are some genuinely shocking moments that get the pulse racing. There are odd moments of humour (when Carter turns himself in, for instance, he’s put on hold and has to sit through irritating phone music while he waits to talk to the relevant officer). But as cheap and cheerful action films go, it’s pretty flawless. I watched it with a friend who slept through it, while I was mesmerised by the punching and the shooting and the sheer ludicrous injustice of it all. ![]()
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