Movie Review: The Grand Heist

If you liked The Thieves, you’ll probably enjoy The Grand Heist.

The Grand Heist is a historical comedy movie about a gang of thieves who steal ice blocks from the royal storage rooms to stop corrupt officials from monopolizing.

I love these types of movies with thieves plotting to steal valuable items. I personally love historical kdramas and kmovies, but even if you don’t like historical films you’ll like this one. This movie made me sad and angry, but it made me laugh most of the time.

The thieves:

Lee Duk Moo (Cha Tae Hyun): The leader of the gang. He’s the one who came up with the plan. Smart man.

Baek Dong Soo (Oh Ji Ho): He was the guard for the royal ice storage, but now he’s part of Lee Duk Moo’s plan.

Suk Daehyun (Shin Jung Geun): A 40 year old explosives expert with hearing problems. His hearing problem made me laugh - way to kill the mood. He has a shining moment in one scene.

Kim Jae Joon (Song Jongho): A master of disguise. Apparently no one knows what he really looks like. He has a mistress, ooh la la.

Kim Chul Joo (Kim Gil Dong): A transportation expert. I thought he was scary and intimidating at first. He barely has screen time, poor thing.

Hong Suk Chang (Go Chang Suk): A 43 year old tomb raiding expert. That’s obviously not actually him, but that’s the profile picture of him in the drama so I’m using it. His hairstyles are cute and he farts a lot.

Jang Soo Gyun (Sung Dong Il): The money man. I thought nothing of him at first, but poor guy. Someone just untie him, okay?

Seol Hwa (Lee Chae Young): Information specialist. According to wiki she’s a “spy-cum-gisaeng”. Somebody please tell me what that is.

Nani (Kim Hyang Gi): She doesn’t have a big role being a kid and all, but she’s a rumor spreader.

Baek Soo Ryun (Min Hyorin): Diving expert. She’s the younger sister of Baek Dong Soo and Lee Duk Moo’s love interest. She joins the team late into the movie. She shows a lot of leg in this movie. How scandalous of her. I thought those long white dresses worn as underwear were too revealing in those times.

Jung Goon (Cheon Bo Geun): He was an unexpected member of the team. He helps Daehyun with his explosives.

I recommend this movie to everyone.

-Cassis-