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19 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickA thoroughly enjoyable caper that doesn’t outstay its welcome.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeEnjoyable heist pic is more talk than action.
- 70Village VoiceChris PackhamVillage VoiceChris PackhamThe Art of the Steal doesn't advance the nerdy intertextuality that has distinguished ironic crime films since Guy Ritchie, but writer-director Jonathan Sobol knows the ropes.
- 67The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyThe A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyBuried underneath the movie’s many layers of pulp fluff and knucklehead comedy is a compelling take on why people are drawn to familiar, generic pleasures—self-aware caper comedies, for instance. Perhaps it’s buried too deeply for its own good.
- 60Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleLos Angeles TimesRobert AbeleThe actors give it punch, but in the grand scheme of caper comedies, The Art of the Steal is more breathlessly imitative than authentic.
- 50Slant MagazineDavid Lee DallasSlant MagazineDavid Lee DallasAn energetic but paper-thin genre exercise, filled with pleasant riffs on the standard heist flick, but ultimately lacking in payoff.
- 50The Globe and Mail (Toronto)James AdamsThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)James AdamsAs is often the case in these caper flicks, there’s too much plot for insufficient dramatic effect, and alert viewers will suss out where it’s all heading in the first five minutes.
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperChicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperIt’s like a low-budget, Canadian version of “Ocean’s 11,” with about half as many characters and about one-tenth the charm and style.
- 50The DissolveMike D'AngeloThe DissolveMike D'AngeloThe movie occasionally sputters to life thanks to the energetic contributions of various supporting players, including The Daily Show’s Jason Jones as an overly aggressive Interpol agent, and a little-known actor named Dax Ravina as a thug with an impressive knowledge of Georges Seurat.
- 40Time OutKeith UhlichTime OutKeith UhlichThe film is made up of plundered parts from the "Oceans" series and "The Usual Suspects," and—like several of the forged tomes that figure in the plot — it’s a pale imitation.