Steal
An entrepreneurial criminal, Slim (Dorff) is as smart as they come. Cocky and confident, he assembles a team of risk-taking rush-seekers to pull off a series of five bank heists, each time using a different extreme sport to make the getaway. Following an unexpected windfall on only their second job, the gang nets $20 million in untraceable bonds. Having scored enough money to retire on, Slim and his crew decide to call the robbery game quits. But both the mob and the police have other plans in mind for Slim: they want him to keep working, for them.
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Plot Summary
A group of ex-convicts, led by their former cellmate, plan and execute a daring heist of a diamond-filled armored car. However, their meticulously crafted plan quickly unravels when a brutal conflict arises among the crew, turning the heist into a desperate fight for survival against each other and the law.
Critical Reception
Steal received a generally negative reception from critics, who found its plot predictable and its action sequences uninspired. While some acknowledged the attempt at a gritty crime thriller, most reviews pointed to a lack of originality and weak character development.
What Reviewers Say
- A by-the-numbers crime thriller with little to offer.
- Lacks originality and fails to deliver compelling action.
- Weak performances and a predictable plot mar the film.
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Fun Fact
The film was shot in and around Johannesburg, South Africa, utilizing its urban landscape for the heist setting.
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