When your Friday morning starts off sitting in a huge V Max cinema with about 20 other people reviewing a Liam Neeson movie, life’s pretty good. The Honest Thief is the latest Neeson blockbuster. Robberies, fast cars, shoot outs, it didn’t disappoint.

In Honest Thief, the police have tried everything to find the ‘In and Out Bandit’, a bank robber who has amassed millions over many years.

Within minutes of meeting Tom (Liam Neeson) we find out he’s the man they’re looking for. We also find out he’s fallen in love with Annie (Kate Walsh). Aiming to start a new life with her there is only one thing in his way … he wants to come clean to her, to start life together with no secrets. And so he decides to confess to the police, but they have trouble believing his story.

Eventually two young cops, Agent Nivens (Jai Courtney) and Agent Hall (Anthony Romas) are tasked with the job of checking out a man they all think is a crackpot. But when Tom takes them to a remote storage shed and shows them a box full of cash things change. Car chases, shoot outs, murder … everything Tom wanted to avoid as he tries to prove his guilt of the robberies, but innocence of murder. Lucky he has a military background.

The Honest Thief is an interesting twist on a common theme. With a good sound track and enough action it kept me intrigued right up until the end.

One thing, I really think that police forces of the world need to redo their guns training. Can nobody shoot straight these days? Who on earth is training these guys? And why would a man on the run, who is trying to discretely stakeout someone, steal and then drive around in a huge and I mean huge, white, yes white pickup truck?

While Australia’s Jai Courtney did a good job as a suitably nasty cop, I felt for Walsh whose character just quietly went along with whatever her new love said.

Rating: 3.5 stars.

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