The Pleasure of Being Robbed

After being robbed recently, I wanted to see Josh Safdie's feature debut to find out about the pleasure. However I found the title misleading and the more accurate title should be "The Pleasure of Robbing" but it doesn't sound as catchy, does it? Anyway the story of a kleptomaniac who steals random objects from unsuspecting individuals never adds up to much despite the four credited writers which might be the source of the problems. The film is the real thing as far as the look and feel of an independent film go instead of the faux ones that the studios release. There are also some sparks here and there but unfortunately not enough. There's something contrived about the film and its message if it has any but it will divide audiences depending on their taste. The only pleasure of being robbed is to see life in perspective and not getting attached too much to anything if you can. YRCinema's coverage of the Los Angeles Film Festival.