Linda May Burdick

DeNucci tries his best to "fill in the holes" for his version and story of the Bonded Vault Heist. But, what is his fantasy, lends to an unrealistic and hard to believe assumptions that do not logically pan out. The greatest example is this - Raymond Patriarca does not need to steal from himself, thus, the supposed "plot twist" of his confession to the theft to satisfy his own greed fails and pales in its own light: the character portrayals of these "real" individuals suffer. Due diligence in his research on this topic might have helped DeNucci create a real blockbuster. Dialogue was too "on the nose" and lacks subtext, as well, too much expositional writing and not enough "showing" of the personality and inner workings of each character, leans to very slow pacing and a disturbing reliance on cliché verbiage and presentation of this genre and era. There exists no theme in this movie - no Central Dramatic Question - no inciting incident - no plot points - no climax - no resolution - no arcs in character development. I would label this as an attempt for the genre of "documentary" rather than a "live action film". This would contribute to the account for low ratings, as the "hype" established in marketing and advertising, "The Largest Heist in History" expectations were not met; the audience wants to be highly entertained – not experience the common theme of strained in disbelief - ironically a rip off - where set ups, payouts, and payoffs are non-existent.