The real appeal of skilled heisters is that their work is entirely about skill. A thief must be good at his job, assuming he gets away with it. He must be clev

The real appeal of skilled heisters is that their work is entirely about skill. A thief must be good at his job, assuming he gets away with it. He must be clever, deft, nimble, witty. He must make a plan, lead his team of bandits, and do so effectively even if the plan changes. In short, he's one step from being a hero, and that one step is easily waved away by those of us who love to hate the rich (and who doesn't want to be Robin Hood?).