Captivating Liam Neeson action that was completely lost in the cinema, even though the idea is really good

Did Liam Neeson know where his career was taking him when he was on Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List set over 30 years ago? It is now The Oscar-nominated character actor has become a real action hero. With Honest Thief, Amazon Prime has now added one of his latest adventures to the streaming program.

On Amazon Prime: Action hit with Liam Neeson, who outsmarts corrupt police officers

Honest Thief is about ex-Marine and bank robber Tom Dolan (Neeson), who, after years of criminal career, wants to turn himself in to the police and lead a quiet existence. However, he comes across two corrupt police officers, who just want to enrich themselves from his hidden loot.

Check out the trailer for Honest Thief here:

According to many critics (via Metacritic), Honest Thief is not a masterpiece, but will satisfy most fans of Neeson’s action roles. Nevertheless, hardly anyone remembers the film today, for a simple reason: its release had to be postponed several times due to the corona pandemic.

When it finally opened in the USA in October 2020, the cinema was still far from having recovered from the effects of the safety measures. In many countries it was only released on Blu-ray. In the end, his box office result was correspondingly sobering. On a budget of 30 million US dollars, it only grossed 32 million US dollars (via The Numbers).

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