King of Thieves

"Michael Caine leads a dysfunctional gang of ageing London criminals in the real-life story of a massive 2015 safety deposit box heist. The cast is impressive and the director qualified, but no-one appears to be on the same page."

"It may not have made waves internationally, but the Hatton Garden Robbery of 2015—in which a bunch of London pensioners pulled off the largest burglary in UK history—was, to paraphrase a certain newsreader, kind of a big deal in England."

"Torn between jaunty genre hijinks and a bleaker streak of realism, it's a strangely stiff, lethargic account of a cracking tale."

"This is a risky device, but it works, the postmodern playfulness sending an implicit message: it's OK to like Caine and company, but be repelled by the men they're playing."

"There's more than enough acrid chatter among the thieves to keep us entertained."

"Some tough sentences and stern words from the bench are in order for everyone involved."

"Misses its opportunities to say more about men in crisis."

"King of Thieves really should have delivered way more cinematic swag than it does."

"An old-school film about an old-school crime that brings together an impressive array of British legends. Solid, but sadly the results don't exactly blow the bloody doors off."