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The rest of the young cast (Katie Chang as the ringleader Rebecca, Taissa Farmiga as the fragile Sam) are appropriately vacant. You won’t root for them. You’ll just watch them spiral.

Also, the second half drags once the police get involved. The courtroom scenes feel rushed and oddly comedic, as if Coppola lost interest the moment the stealing stopped. The Bling Ring

The film’s biggest weakness is its own aesthetic. Coppola’s signature style—soft lighting, slow zooms, a soundtrack of thumping club music—is gorgeous, but it keeps the audience at arm’s length. We never get inside these kids’ heads. Are they sociopaths? Victims of neglect? Addicted to dopamine hits from Instagram likes? The film raises these questions but refuses to answer them, preferring to float above the action like a bored ghost. The rest of the young cast (Katie Chang

The Bling Ring works best as a time capsule of the early 2010s—a pre-“influencer” era when fame felt both impossible and just a burglar’s crawl away. It’s not thrilling, and it’s not emotionally wrenching. It’s a glittering, hollow mirror held up to a glittering, hollow culture. Also, the second half drags once the police get involved

On its surface, The Bling Ring sounds like a wild, juicy heist movie. Based on a true story, it follows a group of fame-obsessed Los Angeles teenagers who robbed the homes of Paris Hilton, Orlando Bloom, and other celebrities, stealing over $3 million in cash and designer goods.