Crime 101 - Movie Review

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I mean, he doesn't know who it is. He just knows, like, there's this guy out there, these crimes, these robberies, they're all connected. I feel it in my bones. Chris Hemsworth is, you know, the cool criminal. You know the types. Those polite, non-violent thieves that we all love to watch in movies. If you're ever gonna be robbed in life, pray it's by him. And Barry Keoghan, who plays an asshole. For a large portion of this movie, though you do get a couple of robberies throughout, you're dealing with the drama of their lives, like Chris Hemsworth dating. He's awkward, you can tell he doesn't have a lot of history in dating. Hooker is yes, but not dating. He meets this girl, it's super awkward, it's super weird. He texts her like, hey, I'm using your number to ask you out, you wanna go out? And she's like, yeah, because you can be awkward, you can be weird, you can be socially inept in the whole mating ritual thing. But if you look like Chris Hemsworth, it doesn't matter. So is this the most realistic heist film ever made? On that basis, probably. The movie does have conveniences, absolutely. Whether it be one character in particular that makes a decision and then does a complete 180 on that decision the very next scene or so. But because that decision was made and then flip-flopped, it actually, you know, walls start closing in on, it was convenient. Trying to be spoiler-free as I explain it, but I couldn't help but be like, is that the only reason that happened? So we can actually get to the end of this two-hour, 20-minute movie and not make it three hours? That and Barry Keoghan's character, he was fun to watch, he's a total wild card. But at a point, he becomes kind of a MacGuffin himself. He's a convenience. Like when writing the script, someone was like, we don't know how to get from here to there. We'll just make up a new character that gets it there. Which I guess is every character exists to get the plot going and moving in certain directions. Which is a little more obvious here. It's a bit long, absolutely. I mean, it's not the drag I thought it was going to be, but it does drag in parts. But I was surprisingly invested in the drama of these characters' lives. There's a hook there when it comes to the characters because they're generally good people in their respective fields working in a shitty world. Except for, you know, like I said, Mr. Wild Card. But the actual characters in the film, Halle Berry's character's playing by the rules. She's playing the safe legal game and it's really not working out for her. Mark Ruffalo's the good cop. He knows he's right about this thing. But he's dealing with the red tape. His captain's like, hey, we're going to go ahead and drop this because it's hurting our numbers for the department. So do you play by the rules or do you remain a good cop? And Chris Hemsworth, the decent thief with the code of conduct. And these lives start intersecting and converging in a way that, for the most part, I enjoyed. But you know, the devil being in the details, I did like what they did with Mark Ruffalo's character here. At first, he looks like a complete and total disaster. He's a dude who looks like he's going through a divorce. And he is. Most realistic heist film ever. But as he starts closing in on Chris Hemsworth's character, he takes up yoga, he starts, you know, he looks more put together as the film goes on. He looks more presentable. Like he's found a reason to get up in the morning. He's found purpose. But it's subtle. No one ever addresses it. I love that. No one's ever like, hey man, you're looking good. Like purpose is putting you back together. Right, audience? Maybe subconsciously or consciously notice it, but it was a detail for the character that I did appreciate. And as much as I'm playing up the thing of, well, it's character drama. I mean, there's thievery going on, but character drama. There are some fun action sequences in it. A couple of chase sequences I thought were fun. Barry Keoghan's always on motorcycles. That's like his thing. He does wipe out no broken bones. I was like, erroneous, erroneous. But in the end, yeah, I surprisingly enjoyed Crime 101. I thought it was gonna be some 90 minutes, should have come straight to streaming dime store heat kind of thing. When I said that dude next to me, right when the lights were dimming for the movie to start, he was like, oh, the movie's two hours, 20 minutes though. Probably not. I was like, wait, what? Oh, I was like, this is gonna be a drag, man. Is it heat light? Absolutely. I guess that would make it warm. There was a big part of me that was like, okay, so we could cut the romance from this thing entirely, right? But I do get, you know, it's the human element, the romance that no one else has romance going on in their lives in this movie. You know, there's a heart there that the rest of the film doesn't have. So, nah, keep it. Had a surprisingly good time in heat light, no alcohol required. There's a Crime 101. Have you seen it? What did you think about it? What's your favorite heist film or series or something else that might rival the first five minutes of The Dark Knight? Whatever it is, whatever you think, comment below, let me know. And as always, if you like what you've seen here and you wanna see more, click right here to see more. We'll be right back.