Caught Stealing (2025)★ 7.1/10

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A dark, gritty blast. Vastly different from what the trailer promised, and definitely vastly different from Darren Aronofsky's previous offering. It's violent, mercilessly bleak, and flawlessly paced, with Austin Butler at the top of his game. The supporting cast is fantastic, but this movie belongs to Butler through and through. It's a career-defining performance, further enshrining him as one of the most promising actors of his generation.

I loved this. It can get a little predictable and its third act runs for a bit too long, but those are minor flaws that I found easy to ignore in the grand scheme of things. "Caught Stealing" is some of Aronofsky's most unique work, and an enthralling punk thriller in its own right.

When I heard that Darren Aronofsky had a new movie coming out, I’m ashamed to admit that I forgot who he was. How the hell could I forget the guy responsible for REQUIEM FOR A DREAM, THE WRESTLER, BLACK SWAN, and my personal favorite of his, THE WHALE? I mean, this is the guy who’s known for dragging out only the best performances from his actors, such as Mickey Rourke, Natalie Portman, and Brendan Fraser. I believe he has done it again, with CAUGHT STEALING, a dark comedy crime thriller about an everyday guy who missed his shot in life, who ends up in the wrong place at the wrong time. Struggling to find his footing in life (sometimes literally), Hank (Austin Butler) ends up taking care of a cute cat owned by his friend and neighbor, an unruly Brit named Russ (Matt Smith), who leaves town. Hank, along with his girlfriend Yvonne (Zoe Kravitz), get embroiled in a cat-and-mouse chase. Their chemistry is palpable. The cat almost steals the show, which for certain people could be a good or bad thing. The title is clever, meaning a few different things. This is based on a book written by Charlie Huston, who actually wrote the screenplay for this. The same situation happened with the author of THE WHALE. It makes perfect sense. This film has the feeling of a more realistic Guy Ritchie movie. The entire cast is great, but I’m not telling you who else makes an appearance. I also highly recommend seeing this without watching the trailer, it shows basically everything. The script is sharp and tight, not letting the audience get bored or check their watch. It’s erratic yet controlled. The film’s score was recorded by British post-punk band Idles. The authenticity of late 90’s New York draws you in. The tonal shifts in certain scenes might throw some people off, but it’s more of a nitpick for me. This has one of the best messages for seatbelt safety in a movie since, like ever. The further I dove into this movie, the more unpredictable it got, which is a feat. This might not be a home run compared to Aronofsky’s other work, but the bar is pretty damn high. CAUGHT STEALING sticks the landing, which can’t be said for quite a few movies these days. This is a throwback movie that should not be overlooked.

Ai, expectativas... Não sou das maiores apreciadoras do Aronofsky, mas esse aqui me chamou muita atenção pelo trailer e não sei, me senti levemente enganada, os atores que mais queria ver tiveram pouco espaço de tela, talvez seja o mal de tanta gente num só poster. Btw, o poster em si é belissimo, e o filme tem até que algumas sequencias legais, mas no fim das contas só me importei mesmo com o gato, e olhe lá. Boa trilha sonora. Obs: rolou uma forçação de barra aqui pro Austin parecer o Brat Pitt? Ele sempre parece alguém, mas nunca a si mesmo.

Una sucia, desagradable y desvergonzada cacería en las sórdidas calles de Nueva York, con un empático, sencillo y perseverante Austin Butler como el admirador de béisbol Hank Thompson. "Atrapado Robando" (Caught Stealing) puede ser aparentemente sencilla en papel. Pero embadurnada de malhechores con un retorcido sentido de humor. A pesar de la brutalidad insaciable, conforme los caminos de todos se complementan, la emoción y la intriga se elevan entre giros inesperados y nexos salerosos. Es una incómoda adrenalina, que nunca pierde el ritmo en ningún sentido.

Básicamente, cualquiera de nosotros podría ser el protagonista si nos vemos dentro de este embrollo central. De la noche a la mañana, el orden se hace pedazos. Todo lo que queda es huir de la ola de caos antes de que llegue hasta el cuello.

Explícita y asquerosa en forma, con un estilo punk y violencia indiscriminada que rockea durísimo. Así como en fondo, sobre el peso del pasado como fichas de un cruel juego sin fin llamado vida. Aunque al comienzo puede parecer un poco básica y predecible, cuando los catalizadores entran al tablero, la diversión se dispara. Al igual que la incertidumbre. No busca ser complaciente... y esa es su mayor virtud.

Qué cineasta particular Aronofsky, capaz de seguir manteniéndose relevante incluso cuando su filmografía me resultó bastante dispar.

"Atrapado Robando" prescinde de la solemnidad, majestuosidad y ostentación que siempre caracterizó su cine (para bien y para mal), pero no así lo sórdida de su estética y pulso narrativo. Acá se la juega por el género y un ejercicio de estilo noventoso, que divierte bastante.

Llena de personas pintorescos y desagradables, con un carismático Austin Butler a la cabeza, la película no es ningún hallazgo pero logra que se sienta latir un corazón y cortar el aliento varias veces. No hay moraleja, pero sí hay cine.

O filme é bom, tem seus momentos de ação masi não deixa de lado engraçado, para quem gosta de ação é exelente.

Eu acheio o filme bom, muito podem dizer que não passou de filme com tiro, bomba e bastante trocas de soco, mas assista e tire suas conclusões. Eu amei!

La película es buenísima, chicos, ¡de verdad véanla! Me encantó, fue divertidísima, jajaja. A cualquiera que le guste la acción le va a encantar.

La peli menos Darren Aronofsky de Darren Aronofsky, de hecho, parece más un cinta de Guy Ritchie que de él. Pero aun así, es un thriller cómico, dramático y progresivamente frenético hasta un poco surreal bien logrado.

Es una película entretenida, con una trama que te atrapa de principio a fin, buen ritmo, pero una historia sencilla. Merece la pena como entretenimiento de calidad, pero está lejos de ser una película premiada.

Es una de esas aventuras construida a base de casualidades que harán cambiar al protagonista, hasta llegar a una conclusión bastante satisfactoria. Los villanos, aunque sean estereotipos mafiosos, tienen mucho carisma e imponen en las escenas violentas.
La malo es que todo la base del conflicto no es muy sólida o interesante; aunque no busca tomarse enserio, un detonante mejor escrito no hubiese estado mal.