September 22, 2005
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Cara Seymour,
Danny Alexander,
Hunter Parrish,
Paz de la Huerta,
John Terry
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A family goes through some changes when an unusual sort of drifter crosses their path in this independent coming-of-age drama. Jake (Danny Alexander) is a homeless 15-year-old kid with a fondness for ... read more
DVD Release Date: June 19, 2007
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September 9, 2005
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
Everything about Steal Me, the new feature from the writer and director Melissa Painter, feels dangerously overripe. Full Review
September 9, 2005
Jami Bernard, New York Daily News
Drifter comes to small town, gets all the ladies hot. But it's not the steamy, literate Picnic, starring William Holden - instead it's the pretentious Steal Me, an artily photographed, puzzlingly acte... Full Review
September 9, 2005
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Solid performances can't save Melissa Painter's pretentious teen drama Steal Me, which plays like a cross between Dangerous Skin (without the gay sex) and Picnic (without the production values or cred...
September 6, 2005
Ben Kenigsberg, Village Voice
Steal Me has at least one indie-film cliché too many. Full Review
August 20, 2005
John Anderson, Variety
What it lacks is believable dialogue, credible relationships and a serious foundation for its overripe psychology. Full Review
October 6, 2005
Harry Haun, Film Journal International
[Painter's] best achievement is the way she skillfully manipulates her almost-known cast into complicated characters that you can care about. Full Review
September 22, 2005
Ernest Hardy, L.A. Weekly
It's not really original stuff, and there are few genuine surprises, but Painter skillfully layers visual details and off-the-cuff dialogue into a smart, condescension-free piece on small towns and th... Full Review
September 16, 2005
Jonathan W. Hickman, Entertainment Insiders
The often meandering Steal Me is a film that says just enough and leaves the rest to us to work out. Full Review
September 9, 2005
Ken Fox, TV Guide's Movie Guide
If Alexander's performance isn't exactly a revelation, he's modest enough to allow pros like Seymour, a gifted actress usually relegated to supporting roles, do their thing. Full Review
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