Monday, December 20, 2021

Movie review: Army of Thieves


 In this Army of the Dead prequel, German safecracker Dieter is recruited by a mysterious woman to crack three notorious safes across Europe just as the zombie apocalypse begins.

Matthias Schweighofer (Dieter), Nathalie Emmanuel (Starr), Ruby Fee (Korina), Stuart Martin (Brad), Guz Khan (Rolph), Jonathan Cohen (Delacroix), Noemie Nakai (Beatrix), Christian Steyer (Wagner).

Army of Thieves begins well, showing us a bit of Dieter's life and how he was recruited for the biggest safe-cracking heist in history. With Dieter now a part of the gang and the heist execution underway, the film develops more depth and begins hinting at the upcoming zombie apocalypse. As the suspense intensifies so does the action, and plot depth continues to grow through the fitting ending which adds nicely to the original film.

Acting was good with Schweighofer delivering nicely and maturing well through the film. Emmanual also contributed well and seemed to work well with others. Fee was solid and entertaining as usual, as was Martin and Khan. Cohen gave a solid performance and the remainder of the supporting cast was good.

Camera work, sets, and backgrounds are nicely done with good variety, use of natural scenery, and an overall solid feel. Action scenes fit the film nicely and added well. Dialogue was good with nice movement and depth, though captions were appreciated due to some of the heavier accents. Sound and soundtrack are nicely managed.

Overall Army of Thieves is a very good sequel to Army of the Dead, yet stands alone as a solid film as well. The storyline is fairly unique and holds interest well. Acting and technical work are well done leading the film to flow nicely from start to finish. Those who enjoy crime or heist films, unusual suspense films, or even the prelude details of a zombie apocalypse should enjoy this one.

With some fairly graphic violence and a fair amount of foul language, this should be fine for teens and above.

Released: 2021
Reviewed: 12.20.21
Star rating: 4 out of 5
Genre: Thriller, Comedy, Crime, Action, Prequels

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