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Sometimes, movies make it seem as though you can only find interesting people in New York and Los Angeles. After all, that’s where all of the exciting stuff takes place. But the true-life caper Finding Steve McQueen tells the story of a group of guys from Ohio who were able to pull off something unimaginable.
Finding Steve McQueen tells the unbelievable true story of Harry Barber (Travis Fimmel), a kid from Youngstown, Ohio, who found himself in the middle of the biggest bank heist in US history in 1972. After his uncle, Enzo (William Fichtner), a small-time crook, heard about a bank vault containing $30 million in President Richard Nixon’s dirty money, he couldn’t resist stealing from his least favorite crook. So he rounded up a crew of misfit criminals, and they caught a flight to sunny California in a quest to pull off the impossible.
These quirky characters and their unbelievable true adventures make for a fun-filled heist movie. As the story skips around from Harry’s 1980 confession to his long-time girlfriend and the early days of their relationship to the days before, during, and after the heist, viewers are treated to car chases and comedy—all set to a great classic soundtrack.
The unlikely coconspirators in this legendary heist make the film more than just another slick caper. These guys aren’t the typical Hollywood criminals. They’re not sly and suave like the guys from Ocean’s 11, and they’re not tough and gritty like the stars of your favorite gangster movie. These five guys are fish out of water: a Midwestern crook who hates the President, his middle-aged thugs, a struggling Vietnam vet, and Harry, who’s young and enthusiastic and who thinks he’s Ohio’s own Steve McQueen. They’re totally out of place in this small California suburb, with its surfers and hot tubs—and that leads to plenty of laughs.
The story here may not be entirely in-depth, but it doesn’t need to be. It’s enough to give audiences a feel for just how mind-boggling and remarkable the heist was—and to be interested to see how it all plays out. And it’s just a whole lot of fun in the process.
If you love a good heist movie, you won’t want to miss this quirky comic crime caper. The lovably eccentric characters and their astonishing true story make it a great pick for a fun Friday night at the movies.
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Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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