Jewel Thief: The Heist Begins

Jewel Thief may be considered a classic, but it doesn't age well. The plot is unnecessarily convoluted, with too many twists that feel forced rather than smart. Dev Anand's charm can't mask the sluggish pacing and underdeveloped characters. The film leans heavily on glamour and style, sacrificing logical storytelling and emotional depth. What should have been a sharp thriller turns into a confusing and bloated drama that loses steam midway. Despite its star cast and music, Jewel Thief ultimately fails to deliver the suspense and impact it promises.

The above is a review generated by chatgpt.. Well, the plot of the movie itself I think is written by AI.

Why Netflix ? Why Saif? Why Jaideep? None of you had anything better to do than this?

Why me? Why did I not have anything better to do than watch this. Poor acting, horrible direction, garbage editing and starved audience = A typical Netflix Hindi Movie.

Saif must have been blackmailed into doing this, can't believe he did not find anything better. Just makes you wonder what's happened to Hindi cinema, such mediocrity, even the good actors seem to get trapped within this web of inaptitude. I actually think I can do a better job making a movie than this. My 4th grade acting experience should be enough.

BTW Who names their boat "Allegra" :o.

I had high hopes going into Jewel Thief: The Heist Begins. With a cast like Saif Ali Khan and Jaideep Ahlawat, I expected a gripping, stylish thriller. What I got instead was a painfully slow, painfully predictable, and painfully hollow film that couldn't hold my attention beyond the first half hour.

Midway through, I actually fell asleep. And not in the metaphorical "this is boring" way-I mean I genuinely nodded off. That's how low-energy and uninspired the film felt. The twists are obvious, the writing is lazy, and the pacing drags like it's in denial about being a thriller.

I'm just relieved this was an OTT release-because if I'd watched this in a theatre, I would've absolutely asked for my money (and two hours) back.

Skip it. Rewatch Special 26 or Ocean's Eleven instead. At least those knew what they were doing.

Giving 1 just because hardwork of behind the camera people. Same movie will flop if it was release in 2000.

Censor board should have blocked the title of a great movie

Direction - 1 looks like some director who got it as first project to prove himself Animation - 1 20 year back they use to do same thing still those were better movies Editing -1 the work is done by freshers and no second cut was done Acting - 1 just because they dare to acted for such ridiculous script Climax - 2 - A film which should not have made. Ahlawat did just to get some movie and keep rolling his house , bread and butter.

The premise? As basic as it gets. A heist. A villain. A hero who conveniently knows everything in advance. It promises thrill, tension, and clever twists but delivers none.

Visually, the film tries hard to look slick, but the cinematography is painfully average. Several shots feel purposeless, transitions jarring, and key scenes lack any visual tension. There's a strange mismatch between the high-stakes setting and the dull, uninspired camera work.

The plot itself feels like a second-hand copy of every generic Hollywood heist movie ever made. You've seen it before, just with more gloss and less soul. There's zero originality in the scripting. It almost feels like someone binge-watched Now You See Me, Red Notice, and The Italian Job and mashed up the weakest parts.

And then, of course, comes the obligatory love angle. Because god forbid Bollywood lets the hero focus on, well, anything else. The romantic subplot is so forced, it feels like it was written just to pad the runtime or tick a checkbox.

Saif Ali Khan, despite trying to bring back his smooth-talking conman energy from Race and Race 2, ends up trapped in a half-baked script. It's a shadow of Abbas-Mastan's stylish chaos, but without any of the fun or flair. The attempt to inject Agent Vinod-style humor with comic punchlines falls flat every single time. It neither lands the laughs nor builds character charm.

In short, Jewel Thief is a hollow, stylized mess that mistakes costume changes and slo-mo shots for cleverness. Skip it. You're better off rewatching Race 1 with popcorn and nostalgia.