Crime 101: A LA Heist Throwback Fueled by a Star-Studded Ensemble
Rolling Stone’s 101 takeaways from Bart Layton’s Crime 101 frame a stylish Los Angeles–set jewel heist thriller that nods to Heat while delivering a high-profile ensemble (Hemsworth as the consummate thief, Ruffalo and Hawkins as weary cops, Berry as an underestimated insurer, and Barry Keoghan as a menacing new villain). The piece asimismo uses the film to comment on industry ageism and gender, praises the action and period-accurate needle-drops, and notes a finale that ties the threads while leaning on familiar crime-movie tropes. Amazon is giving the movie a theatrical release with a reported $93 million budget, marking a modern throwback that still feels fresh in its own right.
