James (Hayden Christensen) owes his life to his older brother, Frankie (Adrien Brody) after taking the rap for a crime they committed together. While Frankie served time, James worked to turn his life around, got a steady job and began courting his former girlfriend Emily (Jordana Brewster). Now, Frankie is released and back on the streets with no money and no place to go. He turns to his underworld connections (Akon) and convinces James to join him in hopes that one last job... (Full plot summary below)
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James (Hayden Christensen) owes his life to his older brother, Frankie (Adrien Brody) after taking the rap for a crime they committed together. While Frankie served time, James worked to turn his life around, got a steady job and began courting his former girlfriend Emily (Jordana Brewster). Now, Frankie is released and back on the streets with no money and no place to go. He turns to his underworld connections (Akon) and convinces James to join him in hopes that one last job will be the solution to change both their lives.
Leave your thoughts about American Heist.
| Blu-ray.comBrian OrndorfNot even performances can wake this sleeping film, which is primarily interested in camera placement, not searing storytelling. |
| VarietyDennis HarveySlick but derivative and forgettable on all levels. |
| Reel Film ReviewsDavid NusairAn almost prototypical example of a straight-to-video actioner... |
| What I Watched TonightMatt HudsonThe movie suffers from underdeveloped characters, a lack of originality and an unnecessary social commentary. Half good, half bad. |
| Toronto StarLinda BarnardAdrien Brody and Hayden Christensen work hard in crime drama American Heist but can't muscle beyond average material as yin-and-yang brothers coerced into one last bank job. |
| FILMINK (Australia)John NoonanAmerican Heist is watchable enough if only for Adrien Brody's erratic, jive talking performance. |
| Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinDespite a few strong emotional beats, the crime drama American Heist proves as undistinguished as its generic title. |
| Times-PicayuneMike ScottHayden Christensen and Adrien Brody turn in solid performances, but this by-the-numbers exercise does little to distinguish itself from any number of better crime thrillers. |
| NOW TorontoNorman WilnerChristensen makes a decent Everyman hero and even shows some warmth in his scenes with Jordana Brewster, but their subplot doesn't amount to anything at all. Neither does the movie. |
| User ReviewTroy VDefinitely worth owning!! Very cool story. I wish akin had a better roll. |
