Lying and Stealing

The jaunty, neo-noirish crime outing "Lying and Stealing" has its moments - chiefly the engaging performances of sexy leads Theo James and Emily Ratajkowski - but is too short on depth and logic to prove much more than a glossy, forgettable trifle.

A mostly satisfying entry in the art heist genre.

[D]irector and co-writer Matt Aselton has fashioned a slick, cool, mischievously dark and fast-paced B-movie thriller.

Yet even given its budgetary limits and second-tier cast, "Lying and Stealing" manages to be a retro escapist pleasure - one whose cleverness might actually have been muffled by flashier surface assets.

It's all been done before, but the reason it's worth watching is to see James do it again.

As far as fakes go, it's not half-bad. But if it has your full attention, it only takes a few moments of eye-squinting and chin-rubbing to recognize it as Dr. Thunder...

It's like they made Ocean's 11, but made it Ocean's 2 and didn't care.

Matt Aselton doesn't break any new ground with his art heist thriller, but he still packages some fast-paced, B-movie fun.

The thrill of seeing good thieves at work, combined with the leads' chemistry and the tension building score, make for an enjoyable, if shallow, film experience.

This heist comedy struggles to modulate disparate tones as it transitions into a darker and more violent crime thriller.