Heist [Blu-ray + Digital HD]

It's about a guy that can't afford medical treatments for his daughter, so he undertakes to rob his former employer. Naturally this does not go smoothly, and he is marooned on a bus in a hostage-type situation. The film follows what happens to everyone in this ordeal.I will be honest and admit up front that I wasn't expecting much from this film. In some ways it functions as a formulaic genre piece. But every now and then it show a little glimmer of light and originality and soul that makes me think this is at least a little better than the mass hordes of din that otherwise populate the genre. Some things of note:1. I actually cared about the characters. There is a scene involving the main character's sick daughter that honestly had me choked up. I really felt badly for her, because no child deserves to suffer like that. And, any parent can understand this man, her father's, grief. As he said at one point "If I could take on all of her pain, I would." I don't doubt it for a second. But more than that, the characters on the bus prove to be largely sympathetic. For example, there is a young boy who took the bus to run away from home, because his older sisters wouldn't stop tormenting him. It would be very easy to do that subplot wrong, but the movie did it right. I cared about that kid.2. Gina Carano can actually act. I'd guess that at least half the audience for this film will be Gina Carano fans following her from her MMA days. She doesn't do any kind of incredible stunts in this film. She's just a good, solid supporting character. She's not Marlon Brando, but she's solid.3. The ending was satisfying. I won't ruin anything with details, but the ending left me feeling like I wasn't cheated. The writers actually came up with something, it made sense, and it closed out the story. That is rare in this genre.If you watch this movie closely enough, you'll see that it is actually quite sad. It's a story about a poor man who will do anything to save his little girl. And every person he comes into contact with has their own problems, their own demons, in fact. It starts out where it is about the good guys versus the bad guys, but ultimately it is hard to tell who is good or bad (other than that we wish for that poor little girl to be saved).There are problems of course. There is a scene involving an aborted road blockage that really makes no sense. An attempt to stop the hijacked bus was, well, "not practical". And some of the violence is a bit too hard-core for my taste.Don't expect a masterpiece with this movie. It's a genre piece. If you want to see an action film that has a bit of heart and at least dips its toes into the pool of originality, then this might be for you.

An outstanding movie!! I'd never heard of this movie, so I'm crazy glad I stumbled accross it. I didn't know what to expect, but I knew with Robert Dinero...chances were good it'd be good. After watching the movie, it proved to be way beyond good...it was incredibly great! Watched this with 2 of my friends & all of us were in tight suspense to see how it turned-out! It didn't let down...an awesome ending. A rarity amon movies these days.

Worth watching but many events in the movie are just plain unrealistic: a rescued hostage just walks away & gets into a police car & leaves the scene among others!

Great action flick!! Packed with action from start to finish! Unlike The Walking Dead character, Jeffrey Dean Morgan played a lovable dad who financially struggled to save his daughter dying from a serious disease. Superb acting by Morgan!! Highly recommend ..

Not a ton of Action but a good message

This movie stinks. It's a low budget film that has crappy acting and multiple plot holes. Robert De Niro should be embarrassed that he is in this piece of junk. I watched it once and sold it to half priced books with some other stuff

A great movie

Robert De Niro. What else is to be said. However, Jeffrey Dean Morgan played the central character. I first noticed him when he played John Winchester in the series Supernatural and later in Magic City.In this movie he plays a father desperate to obtain money to pay for a medical procedure to save his daughter's life. He gets involved with some ruthless characters and steal money from a Casino owned by a gangster Mr. Pope (De Niro). When the heist goes haywire the chase it on from the police, Mr. Pope, Pope's right hand man (Morris Chestnut) and crooked police on Pope's payroll.Great chase scene!

I liked this movie. It is about a break-in at a casino. However, the theft doesn't go exactly as the thieves planned. They have stolen money from a very dangerous organized crime figure and are on the run. It has an unexpected twist. If you like action and suspense movies, you will like this one.

I can't believe that this movie wasn't in movie theatre. Story was really good with surprise ending! Just like watching magic! Excellent acting by Jeffrey Dean Morgan and , as usual, DeNiro. Seriously, why wasn't this movie released in theatres??

Great movie and a very good cast..