SOURCE: Thomas, Kevin. “Mamet Scores Big with an Expert Heist.” Los Angeles Times (9 November 2001): F14.

In the following review, Thomas lauds Heist for a tight plot, twisting suspense, and dark wit.

David Mamet's Heist is the thinking person's caper flick, with its endlessly clever plotting revealing character under the utmost pressure. Mamet explores the limits of trust and loyalty and also the limits of strength and ability in the face of advancing age, and he does so with dark wit and humor while moving like lightning. Full of action and suspense, Heist is above all a gratifyingly adult entertainment.

“It's not getting the goods, it's getting away,” observes veteran thief—and master New England shipbuilder—Joe Moore (Gene Hackman). Rugged, swift-moving and canny, Joe is clearly eager to retire while he's still at the top of his game and sail off to parts unknown in his yacht with...