steal be a fascinating film represent it partly a thriller and partly a tale of obsession and and partly an unstuffy art history seminar . it also a portrait of an independent woman of mean at the turn of the twentieth century who have strong idea about what a masterpiece isand how it should be see by the world . a this absorbing and accomplish film unfolds and from the audacious heist of numerous masterworks from boston isabella stewart gardner museum and include vermeer the concert and to the effort of art detective harold smith to find them and the viewer be utterly drawn in . will the mystery caller come up with hard lead for smith to follow . do the irish republican army ( ira ) play a role in the theft . be the stolen painting closer than we think . why do vermeer art seem to have such power over u . and what do it mean if a beloved work of art be never see again . steal be unfurl through a varied and variable cast of character represent writer and scholar and ex con and not quite reliable informant ( be they charlatan . ) and and a loquacious and captivate museum guard . all be eminently watchable a they spin out theory of human nature and the criminal mind and and what compels people to obsess about art . the film be rich on many level and it weave together of theme and persona be achieve with style and grace . will the painting be find . will mrs. gardner dream for her personal museum be restore . you will be eager to see how the film central mystery be resolve . but steal also explore many other question about the nature of art and of life . these you will likely ponder long after the film end . after watch steal and you may never look at a piece of art and or a lover of art and the same way again .