Everyone accepts Robert De Niro's status as a screen legend, but every now and then he gives us reason to take pause. For ever film that's worthy of his talent there are far too many that...well, aren't. It's hard to tell which category his latest thriller Heist (titled Bus 657 overseas) falls, as it certainly looks like something that will hit the DVD bin fairly quickly, but it also has a cast that suggests something greater.
De Niro stars alongside Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Kate Bosworth, Dave Bautista, Morris Chestnut, and Gina Carano, with Scott Mann (The Tournament, which also had a phenomenal cast) behind the camera. Basically, the film centers on a desperate father who pulls off a dangerous heist so he can pay for his daughter's medical treatment. When the crime goes wrong, he's forced to hijack a city busy for some Speed-style action. Morgan is the lead here, while De Niro is in crime boss mode, but his performance appears to be less Goodfellas and more The Bag Man.
Heist opens on November 13th.
