2019 Directed by Mark Steven Johnson
In 1972, a gang of close-knit thieves from Youngstown, Ohio attempt to steal $30 million in illegal contributions. Based on the true story of the biggest bank heist in US history.
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Some tend to repeat themselves, which means that the same idea or story gets frequently exploited in the same way ad nauseam. However, there are cases, such as Nixon's, that appear to be so intricate and wide-ranging that there are several angles from which to reveal the extent of corruption that characterized his government and the era in general.
In this case, the film depicts a fictinal rendition of the 1972 United California bank robbery through the eyes of a man with charm, heart, and a fixation on Steve McQueen. Travis Fimmel from Vikings does an excellent job as our protagonist, engrossing you and making you care about his character and, as a result, the robbery itself. Fichtner is entertaining…
He is a bigger fucking crook than we will ever be.
This film had a low-budget feel to it, but it still captured the essence of the different time periods, as it cut between 1972 and 1980. It was based on a true story and was pretty engaging overall. Probably the most interesting part is that these crooks were doomed from the very beginning, while Nixon and his cronies were getting away with the dirtiest schemes in the political history of the U.S. That + the costumes were worth checking it out for. If you're a huge Steve McQueen fan, so is the main character who even re-enacts a Bullitt-style chase. Forest Whitaker is amazing, but isn't a huge part…
Based on the true story of the most expensive bank robbery in American history, “Finding Steve McQueen,” written by Ken Hixon and Keith Sharon, starts off on the wrong foot. The lead actor, Travis Fimmel, playing Harry Barber whose personal hero is actor Steve McQueen, is so adamant in portraying the character as if he were in a slapstick comedy, his extreme facial expressions and body language distract more than entertain, annoying instead of charming or amusing. One considers the possibility of Fimmel having missed the memo that the picture is actually a light comedy with heist elements, not a sitcom destined to be cancelled after three episodes. Still, the picture is able to overcome this initial shortcoming eventually.
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It’s movies like this that show why Tarantino is so great.
He makes it look easy, and this film shows it ain’t.
I really wanted to like it and there’s some good stuff here. William Fichtner as Enzo is fantastic. There’s some nice song choices and a lot of great movie references like A Little Romance.
I think the problem is that it bounces between what are essentially two different stories that don’t really mesh in tone or vibe. The bouncing timeline doesn’t help either.
Had this been a linear narrative of only the heist story, I think it could have been a much better movie. Bummer
Films that centre around a heist can go a number of ways, the slick style of Ocean's Eleven or the much more serious tone of Heat being just a few examples of how different a path you can go down. Finding Steve McQueen is a heist film that definitely leans toward the more playful side and I, for one, found it to be a deeply entertaining one at that.
Based on the United California Bank robbery in 1972, Finding Steve McQueen sees a gang of close-knit thieves from Youngstown, Ohio attempt to steal $30 million in illegal contributions and blackmail money from President Richard Nixon's secret fund.
Finding Steve McQueen jumps back and forth in time as the protagonist of…
"Last time I seen a vault job like this, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin were doing it."
This is a real mixed bag as on one hand it's a fun crime caper heist flick and on the other it's a boring cliche love story. Does have a nice soundtrack.
It's was alright. Nothing bad or nothing that stands out. It's just a heist movie with a dude who likes Steve McQueen.
Finding Steve McQueen is a great film. It’s hard to find anything not to love, frankly. Travis Fimmel is an exciting new discovery for me; I had not seen him before and he absolutely nailed it. Whittaker was fantastic as well, but then, when isn’t he? Direction is flawless, supporting cast is great, loved the story and the way it’s spooled out. Honestly I almost gave it five full stars.
I recommend this film to everyone I know and no ones been disappointed yet.
The pleasant surprise of 2019 so far (never heard such a film was even coming out): just like Jason Statham's The Bank Job, this sets up its heist stakes around a famous political scandal and plays around with the historical period and cultural signifiers. Not all the humor lands, the pacing lulls around the middle, and the Nixon-bashing from Fichtner's character gets old after a while, but the movie manages to be engaging thanks to its clever structure and all the cool references to the cinema of that era - and it even manages to squeeze out a bit of emotion by the end. Travis Fimmel's bizarre, offbeat performance as a Steve McQueen impersonator/über-fan is the most weirdly endearing thing you will probably see all year.
It was decent enough to watch once and I did seem to get into it nearer the end which was a bummer.. I guess sometimes throughout it did get really flat in the parts of the movie where I should have been interested, but it certainly was not bad. Just not great to the point I will remember it in a years time unless I went back through my reviews and saw it. Good cast though.
The Bank Job and Logan Lucky had a one-night stand and the by-product grew up in economic adversity which lead to an awful educational peformance and that’s why it’s so dumb as an adult. But it’s so wholesome you can't not like it
