Thick as Thieves (The Code) - 7 stars out of 10

Thick as Thieves (The Code) - 7 stars out of 10

Morgan Freeman with a shotgun.  That is all.  He absolutely makes this movie what it is.  Nobody else could take the line, "Some people were born to compose music.  Others, to split the atom. [Pause]  I was born to steal sh**." and make it into an incredible cinematic moment.  The entire premise of the hiest in this film is quite good; unfortunately, the love story is in poor taste.  It seemed like the sex scene(s) were just filler to push the runtime past the 90 minute mark.  I understand that the relationship became an important part of Banderas' motivation but they went about it in an unnecessary, excessive way.  I acknowledge that the love story had to be present to resolve the hiest... but then the ending was horribly cheesy (in a bad way).  Don't get me wrong - Radha Mitchell was captivating and very nice to watch, but I would have rated this film higher if it was just the hiest.  A lot of the details were cool, like the use of the iPhone and the inclusion of t.A.T.u.'s music in the club scenes to touch on the Russian culture.  "Thick as Thieves" is not as well-rounded as Ocean's Eleven (and many other hiest films) since the hiest is great while the backstory is weak; however, it is a treat to watch Morgan Freeman in any role and the hiest sequence is good enough that this film is definitely worth watching.