There is certain charm about a caper flick that is one third sports film, one third mystery and last third, film noir. A charm that Sidney Lumet swore by and made his own in the 70s with his classic trilogy- Anderson Tapes, Dog Day Afternoon and Serpico. A charm that ensnares most directors once in thier careers, be it the Coen Brothers, Tarantino, Woody Allen, Steven Soderberd etc etc. The basic framework of the genre is pretty rudimentary- there are three steps:- 1. Set-up 2. Execution 3. Payoff. The rest is pure jazz. Every director aims to make it his own.