The Moon Thieves

2024 [CN]

Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller

4
IMDb Rating 6.0/10 10 295 295

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Plot summary

Loi Bo Watch Company, Hong Kong's esteemed watch boutique, conceals a thrilling secret—it serves as the epicentre for stolen timepieces. Under the icy command of Uncle, a fearless crew assembles: an audacious thief, explosive specialist, lock-picking prodigy, and watch connoisseur. Their target? Tokyo, where they plan to heist three ultra-luxury watches.

Director

Kim-Wai Yuen Photo
Kim-Wai Yuen

Top cast

Kai-Chung Cheung Photo
Kai-Chung Cheung as Chief
Kazuya Tanabe Photo
Kazuya Tanabe as Mr. Kato
Ray Pang Photo
Ray Pang as Japan Gangsters Driver
Hoi-Ying Lo Photo
Hoi-Ying Lo as Post Office Staff
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998.69 MB
1280*480
Chinese 2.0
NR
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29.97 fps
1 hr 48 min
Seeds 13
1.81 GB
1920*720
Chinese 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  id  
29.97 fps
1 hr 48 min
Seeds 19

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by DoNotComeToTheCinemaDepressed 7 / 10

? A Fun Watch that with a Few Tweaks, could of Improved the Film Further ⌚

Just Got out of a The Moon Thieves Screening.This Film could of been even better with just a few decisions and certain tweaks.Things I liked about the Film -1. ? Firstly, The Tone, I Love this Style, you're already ahead of the Game when you Manage to Nail a Binary of a Whimsical Tone Mixed Perfectly with a Seriously Sudden Tone. As a Result, It's Just Super Entertaining to Watch.2. ? The Score was so Good, Again, it added to the Overall Tone of the Film.3. ?? The Group of 4, I thought were really good, each working off of eachother in both Comedic and Serious Moments.4. ? Keung To, Such a Good Decision to cast this Guy. He's Got this Boyish thing about him, yet he's Dangerous as Hell. Excellent Decision.5. ? The Scene with Chief and the Young Guy at Gun Point such a Great Scene. Great Build up Towards that entire scene too.6. ? The Action and Heist Elements were Good to watch.Things I didn't like -1. Sometimes, certain parts felt a little Rushed. The Fireworks Plan for Example, it just was out of nowhere.2. The Ending had too many Reveals in my opinion, way too many. I think the Truck Plan was all they Needed to end the film.3. Kazuya Tanabe. I wanted him to be Factored a lot more into the Overall Film.Overall, even with it's Flaws, I enjoyed it.
Reviewed by tl3000 1 / 10

Horribly Miscasted

This movie was terribly miscasted, which proves that some pop singers should stick to their day-jobs singing and dancing for their audience base. Unbelievable, horribly bad, and cringey acting throughout the entire film. Wannabe badasses but those smooth sissy babyfaces were just unconvincing and comical delivering those streetwise-thug dialogues, which just came across as being totally ridiculous and distracting from the storylines. Maybe try pursuing different genres such as comedies, musicals, and/or romcoms in their next movie projects where their 'talents' might be more fitting and believable. ?
Reviewed by CinemaSerf 7 / 10

The Moon Thieves

Though it does over-complicate the plot at times. I did quite enjoy this daft crime caper set amidst the world of luxury watches. "Vincent" (Edan Lui) is a bit of a whizz when it comes to creating fake watches. He scavenges original parts, though, he is no cheap and cheerful merchant. He's also got a game going validating valuable timepieces for the wealthy, but clueless, folks who rather foolishly trust him to be honest!! Anyway, the plastic jacket-clad local kingpin "Uncle" (Keung To) - who looks about twelve - has his eyes set on a triptych of one-off devices that were supposedly worn by Picasso and lost after his death. They've turned up for auction in Tokyo, so "Vincent" is cajoled into the project along with his handsome buddy "Yoh" (Anson Lo) and two henchmen - the "Chief" (Louis Cheung) and his dim-witted muscle "Mario" (Michael Ning) and soon enough they are in Japan laying the plans for an intricate sting operation. "Vincent" has had a lifelong passion for the "Moonwatch". This is the watch worn by Buzz Aldrin when he went to the moon - but it, too, has disappeared. When it turns out that it, too, is at the same jewellers the whole carefully orchestrated operation goes a bit awry and that causes all of our would-be thieves to think again about what they are doing, why they are doing it - and just what's the motive of their childlike boss back home. Lui is quite efficient here as the boffin-thief, and there's a decent pace as the drama, peppered with a little comedy and an entertaining heist scenario flows along well enough until the lively conclusion. That's a wee bit convoluted, but it just about works with a solid production, not too much script and a few engaging on-screen performances from a cast who looked like they were enjoying this lark.
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