
In a sedate Massachusetts suburb circa 1970, unemployed family man and amateur art thief J.B. Mooney sets out on his first heist. With the museum cased and accomplices recruited, he has an airtight plan. Or so he thinks.
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Kelly Reichardt simply de-glorifying “Criminal genius” myths hehe. From conventional funny heist sequence to unconventional consequences of the heist- really well done with great score and yet again Josh O’Connor’s performance is superb. He’s turning out to be something special. Although second half is pretty simplistic. Maybe it’s a deliberate decision to completely subvert the heist genre into something more personal and quiet. I was like “Something will happen now” but it was never about that. Kelly doesn’t follow the genre beats. Ended up becoming a character study. The ending is yet again very clever. Seems like the director Kelly is the true mastermind here who showed “How to screw up a heist with absolute confidence and some bad decisions”. Wanted more from it but it’s still a well directed/written movie.