Voleuses

 Scrolling through Netflix for a movie in the evening, I selected this french action-comedy movie.

Starring the always beautiful Adele Exarchopoulos, it is the story of two thieves that want to get out.

More then just partners in literal crime, Carole and Alex are specialised in the thievery of art and valuables.  But Carole, who found out she is pregnant, wants to quit the job and talks to their handler about this.  They need to flee, before being forced back into the fold, and she accepts one final, simple job before retiring.

Having to travel to Corsica to steal a painting, they recruit Sam, a young, brash girl that will become their getaway driver.  This instignates at first a rivalry with Alex, but slowly they get to accept each other.  When the heist takes place, a multitude of things go wrong as their planner, Abner, didn't know a videoclip was going to be shot at the monastery where it is on display.  Never the less, they manage to steal the painting, and prepare to deliver it to the  handler.

But when Carole arrives, she realizes she will never be free of her grasp, and has Alex shoot her.  As the police arrives in large numbers, a shoot-out ensues, but Carole gets trapped and as she tells Alex that she does this for her to be free together with Sam, Carole is gunned down by the police.

Four years later, Sam has tracked down Alex who now lives a secluded life.  She takes her on a trip, meeting a young 4 year old girl named Raoelle, the name she and Carole would be giving to their baby.  Carole appears, and it is unveiled it was all an elaborate setup orchestrated by her to both give Alex her freedom, take out their handler, and be able to raise the child in peace.

While not the deepest of stories, this was a great fun movie with nice action scenes and some fantastic humour.  Definitly one of the better films I saw the past months!