Seen this advertised a couple of times & thought it looked good!

The film sees Kempton Bunton who steals Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington & bribes the government into funding homes for the elderly.

I found the film to be good. The story is good & the films pacing & runtime are not bad at 1 hour & 31 minutes.

Overall, it's an alright film, with an alright story.

7/10.

Based on actual events, this movie has Jim Broadbent as Kempton Bunton, the man who stole Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery; Helen Mirren as his wife; and Matthew Goode as the lawyer who had to defend Bunton at trial, after he had made a full confession.

I found the first part of this movie a tad onerous, as Broadbent's exploration of Bunton reveals him as shrill, dishonest, and smug, even if his heart is in the right place, and Miss Mirren, looking dowdy and disapproving -- how did they ever get together in the first place? -- keeps reading him the Riot Act. It is only when Broadbent returns the Goya to the National Gallery and fully confesses that the movie shows a breath of life with the appearane of Goode as his rightfully bemused and mildly amused counsel. It is then that the movie opens up, becomes increasingly absurd, and permits Broadbent to show how charming he can be, blathering away on the big screen.

I did not realise this was based on a true story till the end but that just made the film even more special. Its just a simple story about a simple man that is just so quintessentially British.

The acting is spot on and there are a few great twists and turns to enjoy.

Well worth the watch for anyone to enjoy.