Honest Thief

As “solidly senior Liam Neeson kicks ass” vehicles go, Honest Thief falls firmly in the middle, nowhere near the heights of “Taken” but well above the depths of “Taken 3.”

The second half falls into familiar action tropes, but Honest Thief has some twists and turns, sly humour and a refreshing feel for its characters that raises them beyond genre types.

Perfectly serviceable and utterly forgettable, Honest Thief nonetheless offers a few pleasing details to keep it from being a total slog.

It’s a movie about a movie star taking out the trash, leaving behind a lower body count than usual, but executing his duties faithfully, and with a predictable dash — the right kind of predictable — of world-weary charisma.

With Neeson well within the confines of his comfort zone, tailed by corrupt cops and diving out of hotel windows, the film should be better. Yet it drags.

The screenplay is so incredibly dumb that it’s never possible to suspend one’s disbelief sufficiently for the movie’s high points to offer more than a fleeting moment’s satisfaction.

Honest Thief, co-written and directed by Mark Williams, is a predictable and slack affair, relying on eerie music, dark sets and smoke to create tension. There is no particular set of skills here.

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]

The plot is rather obvious and classic for the genre, but it is a well-made film, simple, with a good dose of action and above all it lasts just the right amount, which makes it enjoyable.

Honest Thief is a Liam Neeson movie that probably wouldn't go anywhere if he wasn't starring in it. His lead makes it worthwhile. With that said, you'll like it if you go into it bored and are looking to be entertained.

This Movie Was a disaster for Liam Neeson,Predictable Script,Weak Romance and..........

Neeson has become a conveyer belt that pushes out this "All American" garbage. He's literally the same character in all of these films This was fine 10 years ago in Taken but has run it's course in staleness by now. Speaking of Taken, literally half of the dialogue here has been directly copied and pasted to this film including fan favorites like "I'm coming for you". The worst offender might just be Neeson's acting chops, or lack thereof. He's never been a strong actor but with a good enough script, can be passed along in some good films. This isn't that film. A fast food blink and you'll miss it backstory don't offer much motivation and a plot with more holes than Swiss cheese doesn't help matters. Theatres are simply way to expensive to waste moviegoers time with films this awful.