Thick as Thieves (2009/I)
Movie: Thick as Thieves (2009/I)
“In New York, the experienced art thief, Keith Ripley, invites the bold thief from Miami, Gabriel Martin, to team up with him. He plans the heist of two valuable mysterious antique Faberge eggs, located in a safe, of the well protected Russian jewelry Romanov. Each egg is worth twenty million dollars on the black market, and Ripley needs his cut to free himself from his debt to a powerful mobster, known as Nicky. The reluctant Gabriel agrees to participate, after having a one night stand with Ripley’s goddaughter Alexandra Karolin. Meanwhile, the persistent Lieutenant Weber, who has unsuccessfully tried to put Ripley in jail for twenty years, figures out how to anticipate the movements of the criminal in order to catch him. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil”
- Director: Mimi Leder
- Release Date:
9 January 2009 (Taiwan)
- Run Time:
104 min
- Country: USA , Germany
- Genre: Crime
- MPAA:
Rated R for sexuality, language and some nudity.
Tagline: Never trust a thief.
Goofs: Errors in geography: Subway scenes (supposedly in the New York City subway) were filmed in the Sofia metro, with Soviet-made 81-714.2 subway cars.
The Russian mob, lead by Nicky (Rade erbedija), grow impatient with Ripley and kidnap Alexandra. They tell them they must steal two Fabergé eggs from the Russian Museum in order to get her back. When the duo get into the vaults of the museum with the eggs, Martin reveals he is an undercover cop from Miami planted to catch Ripley. He leaves Ripley locked in the vault and takes the eggs to the Russian mobster to free Alexandra. After Alexandra is released Martin is forced to meet with Nicky. Meanwhile, Lt .Weber (Robert Forster) and his squad enter the museum, but are detained by the security guards due to Martin telling the guards he was a cop as he escaped.
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