Honest Thief
critic Reviews
, 41% Rotten Tomatometer Score- Guilty of first-degree squandering, Honest Thief returns Liam Neeson to late-period action thriller mode but neglects to supply much of a story.
- , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreMark KermodeKermode & Mayo's Film Review
Taken has run its course...the next time you get this script, Liam, just say no...
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreSimran HansObserver (UK)
With Neeson well within the confines of his comfort zone, tailed by corrupt cops and diving out of hotel windows, the film should be better. Yet it drags...
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreIan FreerEmpire Magazine
The second half falls into familiar action tropes, but Honest Thief has some twists and turns, sly humour and a refreshing feel for its characters that raises them beyond genre types.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreJake WilsonThe Age (Australia)
Honest Thief is a small-scale, low-budget, minor-league affair. That wouldn't be a problem if cinematographer Shelly Johnson had the imagination to compensate for the lack of spectacle, but the story is as familiar as it is tame.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreEllen E JonesGuardian
Liam Neeson was 56 when Taken came out in 2008, launching his vengeful vigilante phase. Twelve years on, he's still churning out serviceable action thrillers like this one...
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreBrian LowryCNN.com
By the standards of Liam Neeson thrillers, Honest Thief is pretty weak tea, a passable, low-octane action movie that doesn't do much more than steal one's time.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreEmiliano BasileEscribiendoCine
Mark Williams slightly tweaks a role to tell the same old story that's so well-suited for the actor of Taken. [Full review in Spanish]
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreM.N. MillerReady Steady Cut
Honest Thief has insincere characters, a mundane plot, and is a fairly bland thriller by any standard.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreZoë Rose BryantLoud and Clear Reviews
Honest Thief isn’t a radical reinvention of the stereotypical “Liam Neeson action star” story, but it offers action-packed amusement nonetheless.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreJane FreeburyThe Canberra Times (Australia)
This movie is storytelling by numbers, routine and underwhelming. The filmmakers probably hoped that Neeson would lend their work some gravitas. The veteran actor's time would have been better spent sending up his action hero persona instead.
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