Movie Review: AMERICAN HEIST (M18)

There are only two reasons to watch American Heist: Seeing the usually refined Adrien Brody play a gangster, and enjoying the blisteringly good rap and R&B soundtrack picked by Akon.

The plot follows James (Hayden Christensen) and Frankie (Brody), a pair of criminal brothers.

When Frankie is released from prison, he convinces James to help him pull off one last big bank job.

I have always blamed Christensen for ruining the character of Darth Vader in the Star Wars prequels, and he is equally lacklustre here as a good kid gone bad.

Brody, though, is magnificent as a trash-talking but sensitive thug, and his love for his brother is genuinely touching.

Still, the rest of this crime drama is predictable - people steal and drive cars really fast, chase girls and ultimately get shot.

Just play Grand Theft Auto 5 instead.

Rating: 2/5