To Catch a Thief "The New Yorker" dismissed the film as "an Alfred Hitchcock picture that makes you wonder what has happened to the man ... As the heiress, Grace Kelly is very pretty. She does not, presumably, try to act." "The Monthly Film Bulletin" wrote, "Even a comedy thriller needs considerably more in the way of plain excitement and tension than "To Catch a Thief" provides, and Hitchcock's celebrated habit of playing tricks with the audience ... seem a poor substitute for the real thing." "The Guardian" called the film "a thorough disappointment," writing that Hitchcock had "failed so completely that one can
The River Thief Thief" is the first feature produced by Gorilla Poets (Wilson and co-producer Aaron Rench). "The River Thief" received negative reviews. "The Los Angeles Times", for example, called it "hackneyed" and "heavy-handed". The River Thief The River Thief is a 2016 American teen crime drama written, directed, and co-produced by best-selling novelist N.D. Wilson. The film stars Joel Courtney as Diz, a roving burglar who takes a shine to a small town waitress, Selah, played by Raleigh Cain. The film follows Diz as he tries to steal the affection of Selah and deal with the fallout from his biggest heist yet.