Director: Mark Williams
Notable Cast: Liam Neeson, Kate Walsh, Jai Courtney,
Jeffrey Donovan, Anthony Ramos, Robert Patrick
It wouldn’t be another year in film if there wasn’t at least
one Liam Neeson anchored action thriller to hit theaters. Still, color me
shocked that his latest, Honest Thief, was one of the larger films to
make it to theaters after the pandemic has crippled the entire industry for
most of the year. While so many action films are either postponed or relegated
to VOD premieres, leave it to Liam Neeson and his grumbly charm to power
through. Fortunately, this latest entry into the action portion of his career
is just charming enough, just exciting enough, and just surprising enough to be
one that will definitely appease his fanbase. Honest Thief lacks the
pizzazz some of the other films of his tenure, particularly those directed by
Collet-Serra, but it’s the kind of straightforward comfort food piece of film
that hits all of the right spots when needed.
When a legendary thief, Tom (Neeson), meets the woman of his
dreams (Walsh) he decides to give up his lifestyle, return the money and try
to redeem himself. After his attempt to turn himself and $9 million dollars
goes south from a greedy FBI agent (Courtney) who wants to stash the cash for
himself, Tom will have to fight to clear his name, save his girlfriend, and
cleanse himself of his sins.