Den of Thieves Review

Den of Thieves is an okay heist movie with some great elements. This movie is about an elite unit of the Los Angeles Sheriff's department and their mission to take down the states most successful bank robbery crew. Gerard Butler gives a good performance in this movie, but it is nothing he hasn't done a million times.  Pablo Schreiber also gives a good performance as the head of the heist crew. The rest of the heist crew do an acceptable job but no one stands out. The best thing about this movie is the sound design. Every single gunshot in this movie sounds authentic. This makes the action sequences extremely thrilling at times. There are also a few hilarious moments that give the movie a much-needed sense of levity. At 140 minutes, though, this movie is just way too long. While the main heist itself is a ton of fun to watch it takes forever to get there. Also, the story makes an attempt at a big final twist that makes no sense and really hurts the 3rd act. Overall, I did have a good time with Den of Thieves, but this movie is too heavily flawed to give it anything but a light recommendation.

6/10