Review Den of Thieves (2018)

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Den of Thieves
Director: Christian Gudegast (“A Man Apart,” “London Has Fallen”)
Cast: Gerard Butler, Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson, Pablo Schreiber, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Evan Jones
Details: Trying to sell itself on being a grittier “Heat,” but coming off like a not just bad but insulting copy, “Den of Thieves” is a Los Angeles crime saga following the lives of both an elite unit of the LA County Sheriff’s Department and the state’s most successful bank robbery crew as the latter plans a seemingly impossible heist of the Federal Reserve Bank of downtown Los Angeles.

Forget De Niro vs. Pacino though, this one matches the mighty acting talents of Gerard Butler and Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson. To be fair both can offer fine performances when pushed, but the trailers here make it seem like rather a brain dead heist action movie. The presence of “Prison Break” creator Paul Scheuring as co-writer means the heist elements themselves will probably be good, as will be the score from Cliff Martinez. Beyond that? Don’t expect much.

 

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“Den of Thieves” Is Getting A Sequel


It was critically lambasted and has only made $57 million worldwide to date, but the makers of the recent crime thriller “Den of Thieves” are proceeding with a sequel.

Director Christian Gudegast is returning to helm and will also pen the script for “Den of Thieves 2” which will see stars Gerard Butler and O’Shea Jackson Jr. also coming back.

The first film follows Butler’s ‘Big Nick’ who leads a team from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department on the hunt for a group of sophisticated bank robbers.

The sequel picks up with Big Nick tracking down bad guys on the streets of Europe and getting closer to capturing Donnie (Jackson) who has become caught up in the dangerous world of diamond thieves and the Panther mafia. This time the heist involves the world’s largest diamond exchange.

Butler, Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson, Alan Siegel, Mark Canton and Tucker Tooley will produce.