Stealing Las Vegas

"Hey Mom, can we watch Ocean's Nineteen?" "No, honey, we have Ocean's Nineteen at home" This is obviously the wishdotcom version of some classic casino heist movie. Think 'Heist' (2015 DeNiro, Jeffrey Dean Morgan et al) as a baseline for your casino-theft entertainment needs and you can probably conjure up a stratified list of the better-and-worse flicks to fill out the roster.

Problem is, It's hard to dismiss this film because it's so bad, it's kinda entertaining. Antonio Fargas and Eric Roberts are legends of the craft, but this Roberts is about as zero-calorie he can be as a villain and Fargas seemed to have four different people writing his character in the script that somehow got approved. Couple that with a cast full of 'that guys-n-girls' (who put the time in but aren't awe-inspiring), pretty bad choreography, some serious technical suspension of disbelief (or a crunchy candy coating of it over some lazy writing), and a content moderator that apparently was last employed as comics code enforcer for Marvel (1950s, not today), bake a little bit in development hell (guessing here) and you get "Plan 9 From Outer Space" meets "Heist": perhaps pretty campy, definitely not good enough to take seriously, but entertaining nonetheless.

I really liked the concept and what they did with what they had.

It was obvious that it's a low budget movie. I like some low budget movies, but there was so much more they could do with this movie across the board (acting, directing, editing, etc.).

Based on the movie, I do believe that they did the best with what they had.

I just wish they put more $ into making the movie. The concept was great.

The movie was kind of like a cheap version of Ocean's Eleven.

I don't think I would recommend anyone see it.

The movie had a familiar plot, with a younger twist (than say Ocean's Eleven as it has been compared to). The characters were developed, providing background & substance to most of the characters. The plot was weaved together well with each character's personal plights connecting them to each other and their pursuit of money & fairness. Given it is a student production, there are limitations in special effects, but the acting was enjoyable. I found the characters likable and real. The last 30 min had to be the best, I had no expectations for the ending and found myself smiling at the twist. The actors brought a variety of emotional tones, matching the storyline well, giving the audience a love story, drama and suspense.

I thought this was a sequel to Oceans 8. I watched this full movie, obviously I realized that this was not connected to the oceans franchise, but I kept watching this movie for the same reason one would watch the room or birddemic. While also not having enough Sandra Bullock or George Clooney, it also did not have enough quality or artistry

Entertaining B-Movie from Roger Corman. Much better than most of the VOD out there.