Overview: Set against the sun-bleached grit of Los Angeles, Crime 101 weaves the tale of an elusive jewel thief (Chris Hemsworth) whose string of heists along the 101 freeway have mystified police. When he eyes the score of a lifetime, his path crosses that of a disillusioned insurance broker (Halle Berry) who is facing her own crossroads.

Verdict: So this film is not completely bad; first the good: The cast overall does a great job in carrying the water for this movie. Hemsworth and Berry do the heaviest lifting while Barbaro becomes that anchor for Hemsworth’s character for what he desires. The visuals are good and the action seasons have lots of tension you can feel.

Now the bad; Ruffalo is just playing the same character, he feels robotic in this film. The back story behind Hemsworth’s character is never really explored. There was also a lot of lazy writing and a complete waste of an actor like Nick Nolte, which you forget about halfway through the movie!

The ending is also completely disjointed and confused; things just happen. There is also all the normal Hollywood tropes which are look at evil rich vs all the homeless in LA. Also how men in business are misogynistic, however given what we know of Hollywood (Weinstine) maybe they are writing what they know. However, it’s way over done and not even close to what’s it like in the real world.

This was a disappointing mainly due to lazy writing and a story that does not land; sorry! [T.C.]