yet even given its budgetary limits and second-tier cast, "Lying and Stealing" manages to be a retro escapist pleasure - one whose cleverness might actually have been muffled by flashier surface assets
thriller breaks no new ground, but the pace is quick and leads Theo James and Emily Ratajkowski are ridiculously attractive; director Matt Aselton has fashioned a slick, cool, mischievously dark and fast-paced B-movie thriller
the jaunty, neo-noirish crime outing "Lying and Stealing" has its moments - chiefly the engaging performances of sexy leads Theo James and Emily Ratajkowski - but is too short on depth and logic to prove much more than a glossy, forgettable trifle