Larceny (2017) User Reviews

Very bad movie

[magicman-69482 · 3/10 · 14 March 2017]

This must be one of the worst action movies that I have seen.

The acting is not of a good standard. Actors look like amateurs. Storyline is very predictive. The action scenes are terrible and unrealistic. Nobody in the movie can be killed with a automatic rifle. In the one scene Lundgren is like 3 feet away from somebody that's shooting at him with an automatic machine gun but none of the bullets hit him. But he is able to kill the attacker with 1 shot from his pistol.

This movie is not worth watching. I've given it 3 stars but that is actually more than it deserves.

Not good.

[kokokay · 3/10 · 16 September 2017]

Probably the worst movie I've seen this year. Only thing worse than the acting was the dialogue and the 2-note soundtrack. (Hmm I wonder why it is necessary to have 5 lines minimum here. This movie was not worth wasting any more than 2 lines on! I prefer to be recommending films but when I can't, I just don't want to be really derogatory.)

Um... okay. Whatever.

[RJLee2017 · 2/10 · 9 May 2017]

* May contain mild spoilers* It's really hard to write a review for a movie like this, but I'll try: Take some thieves who don't seem all that interested in what they're doing, add some bad guys who aren't really paying attention, throw in Louis Mandylor as a Southern politician with a god-awful accent (Costas was busy, I guess) who's trying his best to sell... I don't know, that he's a Southern politician, and Corbin Bernsen (who was wonderful in the TV show "Psych" and who gets a free pass from me on this one) and you get ... this.

I would not have been at all surprised if some of the dialogue (what there was of it) went something like, "Hey, we should probably shoot that bad guy." (Long pause.) "Oh, did you mean now? Oh... yeah, okay. Whatever." Nobody seemed to care, and neither did I. Save yourself some time and don't bother.

Such Larceny Malarky!!! don't waste time on this

[manuelgar-49653 · 1/10 · 20 April 2017]

Wow such a horrible movie!!!! I watch because I like Dolph Lundgren but I decided to sign up an account on IMDb just to warn people not to watch this movie. I failure to understand how this movie was made as i saw from review for 6 million dollars. I don't believe. The action scenes felt so cheap and the acting horrible. The story was all over the place and was not interesting. Music felt like fake orchestra. This should also be example to why sound is important for movies. The sound fx, very low fi and old sounding. The sound mix was so bad in places that I could not understand words, especially outside scenes. please don't waste time on this movie, I have no idea why it was made.

Lifeless, Dull, Cheap 'N' Tacky & a Dolph Lundgren that Is Ridiculously Stiff.

[lukem-52760 · 1/10 · 15 December 2021]

I like Dolph Lundgren & Low-budget Action B-movies but this one was ridiculously cheap, like filmed on a camcorder cheap & everywhere moves at such a slow lifeless pace that it felt like a dream lol.

Dolph lundgren looked in pain, probably due to a bad back, so he's stiff & wooden so the fights are slow moving & completely lifeless with no urgency at all.

For an action film it's dead, nothing is threatening & nothing is fast 'N' furious because everyone moves at a snail's pace.

Maximum Amateur

[TheLittleSongbird · 1/10 · 27 April 2018]

Did not expect much in the first place before watching 'Maximum Security'. As said with a few films reviewed recently, it sounded interesting, but it did look like a not very well made, ridiculous and by the numbers film with not particularly good actors, although Dolph Lundgren is watchable in other things.

Saw 'Maximum Security' anyway out of curiosity, being intrigued by the idea and having been a lot of low-budget films recently (most not very good to put it lightly). Seeing it, 'Maximum Security' turned out to be more or less, make that exactly even, what was expected. Except worse. It doesn't even start off well, not much grabs the attention. The film got even worse very quickly and never recovered or improved. Actually got pretty much worse as it progressed.

On a visual level, 'Maximum Security' looked shoddy. Drab and simplistic, with haphazard editing, far from slick photography and very artificial-looking effects

The sound is very poorly recorded (one doesn't expect a film from 2017 to sound like something from 50 years or so before), the music is one-note and repetitive and the direction has no sense of atmosphere or pacing, nothing to be thrilled by and nothing much engaging.

'Maximum Security's' script is awkward-sounding and ponderous, with lines that do make one cringe. A lot of it is gibberish and juvenile, with a stilted improvisatory feel that shouldn't have made it past draft stages.

On top of that, the story goes through the motions with no tension, suspense or thrills, a lot of intelligence-insulting ridiculousness, implausibility and pacing so dull that it makes a reasonably short length much longer. The action sequences are more preposterous and by the numbers than they are thrilling or fun, that is when they are used, for such a title, idea and cover 'Maximum Security' is very short on the quantity of the action. The terrible way they look also hinder them. A few of the stunts are okay but nothing more than that.

Characters are basically every stereotype in the book it seems and are one-dimensional caricatures with no likeability or development and with the inability to behave logically. The acting is very poor, with Dolph Lundgren (who can be watchable) looking uncomfortable, even then he is the least bad actor here. Even Corbin Bernson is not good. The ending makes no sense and the climactic moments are rushed, anti-climactic and things feel poorly tied up, with too much happening stupidly and too easily.

Overall, a mess. 1/10 Bethany Cox

Masterpiece

[ironscity-78541 · 1/10 · 26 August 2018]

Did the Waynes brothers have something to do with this? Great parody if that's what it was meant to be. Get stoned then watch this. Honestly... 1. Two gas tanks of sleeping gas to put all guards in the prison to sleep. 2. Fight scenes are as the actors were wasted drunk. 3. Guy uses a heating torch to cut through a vault door. Then he switched to a grinder, thought he was gonna pull nail file next. 4. In a Mexican prison they leave armed inmates with 5 mil and walk out with 15. 5. They waltzed in to the prison as 2 electricians and a nurse.

Seriously, light a big fatty and laugh your ass off at the stupidest writing I have ever seen.

Come on Dolph I know these are newbie amateur morons but your fans deserve better. Next time walk away dude, no shame in that.

Broken (out)

[kosmasp · 3/10 · 26 March 2018]

A friend of mine told me, after I watched the movie, that production broke down, because of money issues. He thought the movie would never get finished when he read that. So you can say in a way, good for them they found a way to finish it, but you can also say, a shame it got made under this circumstances at all. And even Dolph can't save it.

Not to mention an ending, that only makes sense if you know the production issues. Also an anti-climactic scene with the villain, that makes him look like a boy scout. But again, everything making sense when you think about the money issues. Then again, does that play a role in your "enjoyment" of the movie? At least there are some nice action scenes/stunts ...

Absolutely terrible!

[Wizard-8 · 22 September 2017]

When this movie popped up recently on Netflix, I decided to give it a look, seeing that Dolph Lundgren (one of my favorite B movie actors) was in it. But it didn't take long to realize that I was watching a real turkey of a movie. Do you remember those lame shot on videotape movies that popped up in video stores during the 1980s? Well, this movie looks and feels amazingly like those ultra cheap efforts. It has the same kind of lethargic pace and really low rent atmosphere. So it should come as no surprise that when it comes to action, the filmmakers totally botch things up. Believe it or not, there's less than five minutes of action in the first hour or so of the running time! There is a bit more action in the last half hour, but it is choreographed and directed in a manner that makes it feel like it has heavy weights tied to its feet. What this results in is that the movie is an excruciatingly boring experience. Even Dolph Lundgren can't build up enough enthusiasm in this atmosphere; he is visibly bored and uncomfortable. I can only imagine how I would felt about this waste of time had I actually paid to see it.

I signed up just to rate this awful movie

[thomlumley · 1/10 · 9 September 2018]

No spoilers. Watching the movie itself would be a spoiler. I genuinely could not believe how bad it was. Acting was worse than porn. One liners must have been prepared by teenagers. Plot line was ... wait, what plot line?! Cannot believe Dolph Lundgren agreed to do this movie.

Timewaster, well acted, a bit slow on the action

[ellisandre · 5/10 · 22 January 2020]

The film is entertaining, but not exceptional in any particular ways.

The film is well acted, and it's shame it is sold as a big action set piece for Lundgren. It is more of suspense thriller. Lundgren play a reckless robber and does a good job. However the fight scene I found to be quite average, I have seen Lundgren do much better in recent years. There was something off and I can't quite put my finger on it. I have seen the director direct action and he is good and Lundgren is a seasoned vet. So I can't understand what happened.

The movie does have a solid script, the cast are uniformly good, well edited, lit, the sets are goods, and it moves.

For a Lundgren film, it is much superior compared to many of recent Lundgren outputs a lot less good compared to his recent gems.

Only For Dolph Lundgren Fans It's Not That Bad of Movie

[nikola17 · 6/10 · 24 September 2017]

Yes People Yes we all know it's a B-Class movies most of them are good most of them are bad but this movie is alright unless i like it better then Last Dolph Lundgren movie he did as cameo is Altitude and Kindergarten Cop 2 this movie is a lot of thriller less action but their Is Action In Movie Less Fights Less Shooting. This Movie Isn't Bad Movie Like What You Think Of Rating Because 3.7 Rating believe me it's not that really really really bad film. I Thought Dolph Lundgren Role is good i liked his role his doing good in movie but not best movie or very underrated movie. it's just good for Dolph Lundgren and movie is thriller it's thrilling another characters are good his team. it's not a very slow movie it does little bit of talking but doesn't make movie BORING. it will get to thrilling point and action scenes. story of film is just simple it's not very long movie only goes for 1h 27min. Story Follows Team Went to Mexico The CIA enlists a professional thief's Jack (Dolph Lundgren) Ramon (Eddie J Fernandez)and Norma (Jocelyn Osorio) made a plan to Jack get him in prison the safe at Mexico's top secret Guantanamo Bay-style prison facility and retrieve sensitive information being stored there. safe has a lot money in it from Cartel Boss and another person is in team who was a Navy Seals Tank (Isaac C. Singleton Jr.) who is acting like quiet person is part of team after when all hell breaks lose cartel boss is after Team who is stealing his money their is action like Dolph Lundgren fight scenes their is not all of it their is shooting little explosions in movie

i thought Characters did good job Norma i thought she was a tough woman in movie. i rest noting to say as much. it's more of thriller then action but i would say it's good to see Dolph Lundgren in movie because he is in the all movie for good if he is not in all movie then the movie would suck it would be noting special. i thought this should have more action more of fight scenes more of that but their is fight scenes now i understand this has bad rating all that but hey give movie a watch it's not that bad it's not long long long movie you will ever see like it's 2 hour 15 minute long movie it's 1h 27 it's OK to see if your Dolph Lundgren fan and yes it's Unrealistic movie all movies do that. if lead hero dies in movies it would suck bad yeah ?? so their is a lot Unreal staff in movie not stupid or see any CGI in movie. believe me if your fan of Lundgren this movie is not much of action more of thriller but if your their to see lundgren because he is in all movie not like 5 minutes he is in all movie for good just go and see it i saw it for free on Netflix go and see it it's worth it for Dolph Lundgren only the movie is good but not's full of action their is action but not much of it but believe you won't get Disappointed at all because it's unreal or didn't had much in it please give it look if your Lundgren fan that's it

Horrible

[calexander-62759 · 2/10 · 22 May 2017]

Lundgren can not act as in Rocky 4, because at that time the context of the film called for a character without emotion and with the least of speeches. In that film, he acted horribly, with no emotion in the scenes. Is it if he liked this job? As for the film, the story unfolds with facts without ties. Realize that it has never been easier to enter a penitentiary. Wow, how pathetic. I do not recommend!

Very Lame

[ynot-46349 · 1/10 · 17 September 2017]

a very thinly veiled attempt to insult our president and conservative Republicans it was a bad Idea a Bad movie a very hard to believe plot and even harder to believe those were real actors a total waste of time. it never works out well when you interject your politics into a move We watch movies for an escape from politics and all the other crap going on in the world not to have your views shoved on us.

Rushed

[Leofwine_draca · 3/10 · 29 May 2018]

LARCENY is another rushed B-movie starring Dolph Lundgren and a couple of other actors who should know better. The plot is a bit confusing and seems to have been written on the cheap. There's a mildly enjoyable heist scene at the opening before the action moves to a prison where another robbery is planned. Lundgren engages in a few fight scenes here and there but otherwise seems to be sleepwalking through his part. I was pleased to see MARTIAL LAW's Louis Mandylor back on screen again but he doesn't get much to do in a cliched villainous politician role. Corbin Bernsen shows up too. The film has a south-of-the-border setting but little in the way of plot involvement to entice the viewer, and it's all rather cheap and forgettable.

Seriously

[dlatorets · 1/10 · 25 November 2017]

I have seen short films, which were shot with no budget have better story, acting and set decoration. From the very get go set designs were terrible, only to be surpassed by how terrible most actors were. They used a hall probably from a school as the cafeteria for a prison (Seriously??) The acting was so cringe worthy it all. That I had to give up 32 minutes through the film. And not to even mention that whole use of colour editing to make the film look more specific. This film fails to be a major movie on every level. It is sub par indie feature films and even some short films. Do your self a favor and save 30 minutes of your life and skip this.

Half Past Dead meets Escape Plan 3, and it's a lot worse than that combination

[FlashCallahan · 3/10 · 14 June 2021]

After being busted for a heist, a former CIA contractor is sent to a Mexican prison.

His former CIA boss offers him freedom if he can break into the prison vault and steal $50 million...

Lundgren is the action star that producers forgot. In a world when Van Damme, Willis, and Seagal straight to platforms garner much interest, Lundgrens films are at the back of the row wearing their hands about erratically.

And with this, it's clear to see why. Lundgren is arguably a good actor, and his presence is still credit to a film if he's in it.

But the pacing is bloated, the villains may as well be wearing sombreros, and his 'team' are straight out of the one liner index of 1999.

There's no real urgency to the narrative, I think only a hand full of people infiltrate the prison, and Lundgren gets respect from his fellow inmates by pretending to fight them during mealtimes.

Corbin Bernsen spends the film swearing and looking behind his back, and Mandylor has a look on his face saying 'why did my brother get picked for the Saw franchise, and not me?

If you're a Lundgren completist, it's a must, for everyone else, it's ninety minutes of not much going on.

Disaster Movie From Beginning To End !

[adabsiz · 1/10 · 7 July 2021]

I hope the 18 producers got some money back for their investment ... They were more than HALF the total cast (28) which could be a record !

ThE "action" if you can call it that, was abysmal and the actors moved around some old warehouse like they were robots, and even the dialogue was incomprehensible.

A waste of time ...

Worth nothing

[ale-59262 · 1/10 · 29 December 2020]

Waist of time. Elementary plot. No fantasy, no talent. Should I write more?

O.K but needs improvement

[nims-1975 · 5/10 · 26 May 2019]

I'm not a fan of Dolph Lundgren, but i watched this film 'Maximum Security' and thought that it was just O.K because t should have been a lot better. The film wasn't tense enough and it just was in my opinion a not really good film. Dolph only did a few films that were good but all his other ones are useless.

It's an okay time killer

[pmtelefon · 6/10 · 3 December 2018]

"Larceny" is what it is. It's a low budget Dolph Lundgren action movie. Nothing more. It looks nice and moves fast. It might overstay it's welcome a little bit but not by much. Dolph is pretty consistent in the kind performances he delivers. "Larceny" is no different. Most of the rest of the cast does its job pretty well. The stand out is the very dreamy Jocelyn Osorio. She makes this movie rather watchable.

Watch it only if it is 03.00am

[midron · 3/10 · 27 December 2020]

Classic waste-timer action(??) movie, of US against mexican druglords.... If you cannot sleep, then give it a go....You would have probably forgotten it by the time you wake up!