Crime 101 (15)
Cast: Corey Hawkins, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Monica Barbaro, Barry Keoghan, Nick Nolte, Halle BerryGenre: Thriller
Author(s): Bart Layton
Director: Bart Layton
Release Date: 13/02/2026
Running Time: 140mins
Country: UK/US
Year: 2026
Cool-headed jewel thief Mike Davis has perfected rules and rituals to successfully carry out daring heists along US Highway 101 in California. Authorities cannot connect the robberies and Detective Lou Lubesnick is facing an uphill battle to prove his lone wolf theory to superiors and colleagues. Mike's fence Money secretly hires another thief, hot-head Ormon, to gather evidence about Mike's next job so they can pilfer the haul.
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Crime 101 (15) Film Review from LondonNet
In writer-director Bart Layton’s high-stakes thriller, a jewel thief’s inexperienced accomplice asks if 11 million dollars would be a sufficiently large haul to retire from a life of crime and settle down. “That’s the thing about walk away money. You’ve got to be able to walk away with it,” he cautions. Based on Don Winslow’s novella, Crime 101 milks every sticky droplet of tension from the possibility that the film’s socially awkward anti-hero could sacrifice careful planning at the altar of greed and pay a bigger price than his bank balance…
Cool-headed jewel thief Mike Davis (Chris Hemsworth) has perfected rules and rituals to successfully carry out daring heists along US Highway 101 in California, which runs along the coastline of the Pacific Ocean. With meticulous planning, no one ever gets hurt and he leaves behind no physical evidence nor DNA traces. Each job is workshopped to perfection with the help of hacker-for-hire Devon (Devon Bostick) and long-time fence Money (Nick Nolte). Authorities cannot connect the robberies and Detective Lou Lubesnick (Mark Ruffalo) is facing an uphill battle to prove his lone wolf theory to superiors and colleagues.
“If I stick with you, I’ll end up languishing,” worries Mike’s partner Detective Tillman (Corey Hawkins). Money becomes concerned that Mike is losing his edge and he secretly hires another thief, hot-head Ormon (Barry Keoghan), to gather evidence about Mike’s next job so they can pilfer the haul. Meanwhile, Mike initiates a romantic relationship with publicist’s assistant Maya (Monica Barbaro) and reaches out to disgruntled insurance broker Sharon Colvin (Halle Berry) to become an accomplice in a life-changing payday as a sweet revenge against her chauvinistic, unappreciative boss.
Crime 101 is a stylish, slow-burning throwback to crime capers which skilfully manoeuvre characters on both sides of the law onto parallel collision courses then sit back to witness the devastation in nerve-jangling slow-motion. Action sequences are staged with brio with unexpected consequences but it’s verbal altercations where Layton draws the most blood. Drawing inspiration from Michael Mann’s Heat, he keeps Avengers co-stars Hemsworth and Ruffalo apart on screen until there’s a lip-smacking payoff.
The script demands multiple suspensions of disbelief, particularly when characters simultaneously face injustices that compel them to temporarily abandon their moral compasses and put money or self-promotion ahead of doing the right thing. Berry teases out desperation and resilience as her overlooked corporate high-flyer is dealt losing hands and Keoghan loosens the hinges on his rival robber and comes undone in spectacular fashion. However, Barbaro’s love interest is poorly served. Uncut stolen diamonds are not her best friend.
– Jo Planter
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