Stay in da House Cinema 2023 - Heist 88

New streaming movie Heist 88 is now on Paramount+, with some help from SHOWTIME. It aired in the Stats late September. So better late than never for me to catch up with this true crime story picture. Very short true crime story picture. Just over 80 minutes. This impacts the ending. More on that later.

A criminal mastermind (two-time Emmy® winner Courtney B. Vance, husband to 9-1-1's Angela Bassett) decides to pull one last job before going to prison and recruits a group of young bank employees to steal $80 million dollars in a daring and brazen assault on the U.S. banking system. 

The film jumps into hyper speed after a slow start. Therefore the ending just happens, the credits role. No ending notes on the screen before or after the credits. Random.

The film also touches on house music in Chicago, poorly paid minimum wage workers while punking the system.

While the ending felt rushed, the overall pacing of the film was a refreshing surprise after 2023 has become the year of 2.5 hour plus films.

I'll pass this one on Paramount+. For me, this is my go to streaming service of the summer, with Paper Dolls and NCIS Sydney streaming weekly along with loads of decent content to catch up on.

Heist 88 rates 2.5 Stars.