Art Heist (2004): El Greco, William Baldwin and Hollywood Cliches
Directed by Bryan Goeres, Art Heist (2005) was first released in Spain and then went straight to DVD in the United States. The story concerns an art expert, who is sent to Barcelona to help investigate a series of Art Heists… and finds herself caught up in a dangerous web of deceit and greed. The film contains many art heist cliches, like masked robbers with sophisticated equipment, rolling up 500-year-old-paintings as easily as brand new posters, daring chases and commissioned thefts by wealthy gangsters and connoisseurs. The paintings stolen in the movie include four works by El Greco and one by Lucas Cranach. William Baldwin and Ellen Pompeo do their best in the lead roles, but the writing isn't on par. The supporting cast includes Ed Lauter, Rachel Laure and Abel Folk.
