Darren Aronofsky is one of our more fascinating directors and movies like Caught Stealing prove why he has been one of the best. The 90s era caper is fast, fresh, and one of the more original and fun films you’ll see this year.
Hank (Austin Butler) is a once great baseball player who now works at Paul’s bar as a bartender. But when his neighbor Russ (Matt Smith) asks him to watch his cat, his entire life gets thrown into a mess all because he tried to be a good neighbor. Where the film ends up frustrating is watching as person after person ignores that Hank doesn’t know anything. Luckily, we have Butler’s performance to fall in love with to make those moments worthwhile.
