Michael Caine revisits the heist genre with a film based on the real-life Hatton Garden robbery where theives got away with a up to £200 million. This time his plan is a bit more subtle than only blowing the bloody doors off!
King Of Thieves is the telling of the true-life Hatton Garden Robbery which took place in April 2015 where a group of “over the hill” thieves made off with up to £200 million in cash, diamonds and other jewels in a clever raid on a vault in London’s Hatton Garden Jewellery district.
There’s an all-star cast in this film – Michael Caine, Jim Broadbent, Paul Whitehouse, Ray Winstone, Michael Gambon and Tom Courtney star as the “old time” criminals who are joined by young “Basil” (Charlie Cox)…
Director: James Marsh
Stars: Michael Caine, Charlie Cox
Katy’s Rating: 6/10 – Fair