"If there's anything I miss in pop culture, it's the presence of ordinary movies. I don't mean blockbusters like Avatar or cultural events like Barbenheimer or Oscar contenders like One Battle After Another. I'm talking about the routine, well-made entertainments that, for nearly a century, used to open in theaters every week. You'd go see them because the story sounded good or you liked the stars or you just wanted to enjoy something as part of an audience."
"Chris Hemsworth plays Davis, a virtuoso jewel thief who pulls off clockwork robberies in neighborhoods along the 101 Freeway. A study in terse masculinity Davis is a Steve McQueen fan, it's worth noting this control freak gets knocked off his bearings by running afoul of his mentor (played by a menacing Nick Nolte) and by getting involved with a charming publicist (Monica Barbaro) who wants him to open up."
Crime 101 is a well-made heist picture that traces three solitary characters across Los Angeles' glamour and grit. The film follows Davis, a virtuoso jewel thief whose clockwork robberies along the 101 Freeway unravel after conflicts with his mentor and a relationship with a publicist. Detective Lou, rumpled and brainy, obsessively pursues the thief despite career pressures and an unhappy marriage. Sharon, an insurance salesperson sleepless from insomnia and professional stagnation, seeks affirmation while intersecting both men's lives. Top-notch performances from Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Halle Berry, Nick Nolte, and Jennifer Jason Leigh ground the film's old-fashioned pleasures.
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