Let it never be said that all theaters are the same. I was the only occupant for the 9.30 showing of Thief, my fourth flick of the day, but I still couldn’t find a good seat. The screen was up too high for the size of the venue, and the sound was poor.

Maybe that’s why I didn’t get too engaged in the story. Or maybe it was the distracting presence of Nutsa Kukhianidze, whose whiny 17yo skankishness was just irritating. (Though Nick Nolte gave a great performance — it’s almost as if playing an alcoholic has-been just comes naturally to him.)

It got better towards the end, though.

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