Den of Thieves (15)

Action, Crime, Drama

A gritty crime saga which follows the lives of an elite unit of the LA County Sheriff's Dept. and the state's most successful bank robbery crew as the outlaws plan a seemingly impossible heist on the Federal Reserve Bank.

The critical consensus

Despite its pace and fine sense of place, Den of Thieves falls far short of greatness.

(*) (*) James Mottram, The List, 29/01/2018

The film isn’t ever as slick or ingenious as it needs to be.

(*) (*) (*) Geoffrey Macnab, The Independent, 31/01/2018

It's tedious stuff.

(*) (*) (*) Alistair Harkness, The Scotsman, 31/01/2018

Analogue in its effects, it’s the kind of throwback that may just win over video-shop nostalgists – though they’ll still have to plough through hunks of unleavened cliche, a dumb-as-nuts final flourish, and so much pec-flexing and armed alpha willy-waggling it often resembles a men’s rights bonding weekend more than it does a movie.

(*) (*) (*) Mike McCahill, The Guardian, 01/02/2018

Entertaining enough as it passes by but you don’t believe a word of it.

(*) (*) Allan Hunter, Daily Express, 02/02/2018