Rotten
It is at most a middling effort.
Bill Muller, Arizona Republic
The Hard Word
In a word, they're gone
2002 · 1h 42m · R
Action, Comedy, Crime
Directed by
Scott Roberts
Overview
Three fraternal bank robbers languishing in jail, discover a profitable (if not dodgy) way to spend their time. Crime can most certainly pay, if you "know wot I mean?" However when sex and greed rear-up between the good crims and the bad cops, the consequences are both bizarre and fatal.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
39%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The movie-jaded will dismiss The Hard Word as just another slick heist flick with a band of burglar buddies. Too bad for their cynical souls. They'll be missing a grand (theft) time.
Michael Booth, Denver Post
Fresh
Roberts stuffs the film with clever twists that keep us one step behind the plot, which is where you want to be in a heist picture.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Fresh
Just when you think you've got it all figured out, there's another disorienting jolt.
Tom Maurstad, Dallas Morning News
Fresh
'Amiable' is an odd way to describe a crime drama that contains wall-spattering amounts of bloodshed, but it fits The Hard Word.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
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