As a caper movie, which it is, “The Hard Word” is a middling effort. The Australian film, written and directed by Scott Roberts, spends little time on the crucial element of a caper film ” the ...

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Hard-boiled crime dramas and neo-noir knockoffs are thick on the ground these days, but not many of them are as tasty as “The Hard Word.” A tidy thriller that marks the tight and confident directing ...

Despite its charms, humor and strong performances by most of the cast, the directorial debut of screenwriter Scott Roberts -- starring Guy Pearce -- is ultimately unmemorable thanks to a less than ...