chrisbw1965 Totally unrealistic, and unimaginative. For being the "biggest heist in U.S. history", not much attention was given towards finding the culprits. The most glaringly offensive detail was the complete lack of realism when it came to the money. They kept saying "there's $25 Million in there", or more, but the amount stolen kept being reported as $8 Million. They alluded to possibly $16 Million, but what happened to the extra $ that was supposed to be in there? The crooks totally defied the laws of physics when it came to the money. This was millions in varying bills. Yet, $1 Million would be a stack of $100's 4 ft high, 22lbs. $25 million would have never fit in the trunk of a car, especially if it was $1's, $5's, $10's, $20's, and such. For that matter, the $8 Million supposedly put into the trunk of Chris's car wouldn't have fit either. The one detail that totally bothered me was the "drug deal" with the Colombians. A fairly light briefcase was placed on the table, with $8 Million in it; That briefcase would have had to be a magic briefcase to fit $8 Million, and it would weigh over 200 lbs. The Colombians don't question where the money came from, or relate it to a recent theft of $8 Million. They also didn't think to check their buyers for guns? And, nowhere did it say that the police even checked the Colombians for the missing money. Really? Towards the end, Chris tells Nancy, "the money's in the statue". They alluded to the statue in his mother's garden, but that statue was small, and probably Not hollow, let alone spacious enough to hold $8 Million. If you totally suspend belief, and ignore physics, you'll still be bored and angered by this movie. The acting sucked. The characters were Not interesting, believable, or worthy of sympathy. The owners of the security company didn't seem to give a crap. The employees didn't give a crap. And, the cops didn't give a crap. In the end, although they got caught by dumb luck, they still got away with it, and the clip of the real Chris, smirking and gloating, just made you want to whack him. The character of Eddie just made me want to shoot him from the start. He was totally unlikable, and only generated antipathy and hatred towards him. If I had planned a robbery, and my "best friend" was blabbing to everyone about it, I'd have killed him right away. Why he was a best friend totally escaped me. This movie was terrible. It was a waste of time to watch, and only left a sour taste when it was done. I watched, thinking any movie with The Rock, and Thor, would be a great movie; I was so wrong.

Imdbidia I'm a fan of real stories turned into movie when they revolve about an epic robbery and those robbed aren't worth of pity. This seemed to fit the genre. I didn't know what to expect from this, but the Rock is in it, so I thought, at least will be entertaining as he is the quintessential hero.The film is not dreadful, but it is kinda mediocre. Bad direction, bad production, mediocre acting, poor dialogues, bad tempo, lack of climax, lack of tension, lack of humour, lack of proper drama, lack of everything that makes this sort of movie interesting. The movie is supposed to happen in the 1980s, but it looks more like the 70s, regarding, dress style, make up, hair, and overall looks. If you don't get something as basic right, how do you pretend us to believe the rest? The acting is uneven. The Rock underwhelms here, probably because the role doesn't suit his style, and he is not a proper actor, but more an action hero and I am OK when he does those sort of movies. Liam Hemsworth has potential, but he needs a bit of time off and focus on developing himself as an actor, because his lack of dramatic register was painful to watch here and not even the accent was believable; he is miscast here, and the film doesn't make him any favor or push his career forward, quite the contrary. Three people stand out to me in this film: Arangano as the most annoying Eddie, Ben-Victor as the good Chris' father, and Rispoli as the normal-guy Toni. Other supporting actors are OK in their respective roles as not much is expected from them and they are stereotypical baddies.It is a pity that despite the story being really interesting a priori, this people wasted millions of dollars to produce a B movie. If I had had to pay for this, I would be furious. If a movie doesn't entertain you, doesn't make you laugh, doesn't move you, doesn't have a decent settings, or the right actors for the characters, well, why bother?

Reno Rangan First of all, this movie is nothing to do with Empire State Building. When I saw the movie poster with that building the background, I thought the movie would be something like 'White House Down' which will be defended against the terrorist takeover/attack. Poster also misleads that the movie is a complete action pack, but it was not. It was a crime-thriller which was based on the real story.The sudden variation in scenes and the character behaviors kind of incompetence to keep balanced everything in the story progress. Inspired by a real event is what kept my interest all the way. Suppose it was fictional that was written for the movie I would have said the writer was confused between character to build and story development.On the other side the performances promised to conclude the movie on a high note and it does. One of it was Dwayne Johnson, actually it was not his movie, but his part was a highlight alongside Liam Hemsworth and Michael Angarano. Could have done a little better in few parts for the best outcome. Anyway, it will entertain you, but cannot remain in your memory for so long.

elvis316 I couldn't finish it. Not even the Rock could save this one. There are many unbelievable aspects, suspensions of disbelief that must be attained to be able to finish this movie. Unfortunately, or fortunately, I could not complete the task. The most major of all of the flaws that is difficult to overcome is how is his idiot buddy still alive in this world? How would they not have been caught or found out from the start considering his big mouth? And why is this sensible guy still friends with him in the first place is a close second place. Add two stars for Dwayne Johnson.It has the feel that it is based on a true story, or supposed to be, it would be interesting to know if it was.