Sour Grapes

"Sour Grapes": Raise a Glass for Great Crime Documentaries

What makes heist films work so well? Perhaps it is how they quickly involve the audiences in the machinations of a plot, identifying from the get-go with the underdogs, trying to stick it to the man. Invariably, the characters trying to pull a master plan are disadvantaged against a formidable foe. No matter his power, he can’t quite see what is happening under his nose. As far as crime movies go, that formula is peerless.