Overindulgence is the name of the game in Darren Aronofsky’s Caught Stealing, adapted from Charlie Hurston’s novel of the same name. This jam-packed caper will give you whiplash as it ricochets from plot point to plot point—but who cares? Put a collection of attractive actors on the screen, sprinkle in some nostalgia, and it doesn’t really matter what you feed the audience. They’ll enjoy it.

Fortunately, there’s more than enough to gorge on in this dark comedy.

Within the first fifteen minutes, you’re drunk on its coolness, much like the high-functioning alcoholic protagonist, Hank Thompson (Austin Butler). His seemingly “smoky” life, shared with his “smoky” semi-girlfriend Yvonne (Zoë Kravitz, who’s forgotten about in the second half of the film), takes a sharp turn after his infamous n

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