alopix

Really not sure what to think of this movie. It'#39;s quite boring. Usually enjoy movies with older actors, but this was nothing but a boring c*ck-fest… Boring story, boring dialogues, boring conclusion, boring everything…

Saint Pauly

At the beginning I was like, crikey, they did a brilliant job with Michael Caine'#39;s make-up, but then I realised it wasn'#39;t make-up. This movie must be what it'#39;s like living in an old folks'#39; home: staring at a bunch of boring old geezers whilst they sit around rambling on and playing bored games. _King of Thieves_ is an inconsistent film with terrible editing filled with detestable characters you'#39;ll end up hoping all die in a horrible fire and the sooner the better. You know you'#39;re in trouble when the true story it'#39;s based on is so boring not even a dramatisation can make it the slightest bit interesting. At least _King of Thieves_ is aptly named because this film is definitely out to rip you off.

blanktheman

Overall I enjoyed the great actors and the realism. I was really hoping for more but the movie is definitely different to a normal heist which is what kept me watching. I wouldn't recommend the movie but it was good entertainment.

r96sk

A great cast and a good old heist - what'#39;s not to enjoy? I remember hearing about the Hatton Garden stuff when it happened and subsequently saw the television miniseries on ITV in 2019. That aforementioned show is very good, as is this 2018 film. It'#39;s a pretty simple film to make and act, hence why there are three films about this premise out there. However, that doesn'#39;t stop it being entertaining to see unfold. The casting is obvious but, again, suits the production'#39;s needs perfectly. Michael Caine (Brian), Jim Broadbent (Terry), Charlie Cox (Basil), Michael Gambon (Billy) and Ray Winstone (Danny) all feature. Caine and Cox give the more memorable performances, but they all act well enough. I like how the film portrays all of the criminals as criminals, none of them are good people and aren'#39;t shown as such. I also rate the humour, which is minor but nevertheless amusing in most parts. There'#39;s a few other little things that I appreciated, including the archive footage edit of the main group. Each to their own, but I enjoyed '#39;King of Thieves'#39;.

Atlantis14

The first half goes too fast and the second half goes too slow.

SpeedDemon

Bad...just bad. It'#39;s not funny or amusing and the story just drags along. 3/10

Lainfan

I think the others said it very well, this film can be best described in one word: Boring!

faithful soul

A good cast and a very competent director can'#39;t make up for the fact that this is a tale that has been told countless times before. It'#39;s not a very interesting story, either, so while this is possibly the best of a very average bunch, no matter how many times you try to disguise a turd with diamonds, its still a turd at the end of a day.

kokoyap

I didn'#39;t watch till the end, and maybe the interesting part started after I stoped watching, but seemed really boring..

perossjr

//EN-GTranslate The biggest robbery in the history of Great Britain, according to a real 2015 event, deserves a much better scenario with English exaggeration. Great disappointment. My rating 5/10 (and that'#39;s a lot) //CZ Největší loupež v historii Velké Británie podle skutečné události z roku 2015 si zasloužila mnohem lepší scénář s anglickou nadsázkou. Velké zklamání. Mé hodnocení 5/10 (a i to je hodně)

apaulagize

*King of Thieves* is a 2018 British heist film based on the Hatton Garden safe deposit burglary of 2015. It features a star-studded cast, featuring Michael Caine, Charlie Cox, and other British actors I’m not quite familiar with lol. I was perusing Prime Video and finally decided to watch *King of Thieves* since Michael Caine was in it, and who doesn’t like heist films? I thought that the acting by the cast was done well. I especially found Jim Broadbent, who played Terry Perkins, to be very compelling as a sweet (grand)father yet intimidating criminal. I also enjoyed the bickering between the characters, and the jabs at each other’s old age. However, the film fails to really stand out, despite its cast, and the plot was boring due to the fact that you can anticipate what happens next. I did like the tensions that came up between the characters after the heist, which added a nice slow burn for the rest of the film. Overall, it was an okay film. I wouldn’t recommend to watch it.