The Dumbest Crooks in Movies

Movie heroes frequently end up fighting brilliant criminal masterminds, but let us face the facts -- lots of crooks are simply plain idiotic. Take, for example, the figures in '30 Minutes or Less,' opening August. 12. Here, two would-be thugs (Danny McBride and Nick Swardson) kidnap a slacker pizza-delivery boy (Jesse Eisenberg) and pressure him to take advantage of a bank by strapping him right into a vest wired to blow up he, consequently, enlists his schoolteacher frenemy (Aziz Ansari) like a partner-in-crime. Laughs ensue. We love to to look at dumb crooks, maybe because we believe that, as we were kidnappers and thieves inside a similar situation, we'd perform a far better job. The films happen to be obliging us because the quiet era. Dumb crooks happen to be a standard feature of comedy in each and every era as well as in many nations. Some filmmakers (particularly, the Coen siblings) appear to possess made dumb crooks their niche. Approaching with a listing from the 10 dumbest crooks and criminal gangs on film wasn't easy without doubt a lot of your faves happen to be omitted. Browse the list below, tell us if you feel the kooky crooks of '30 Minutes or Less' belong out there, and inform us which of the favorite unmentioned large-screen bandits got conned: The Dumbest Crooks in Movies (Click on the left image to begin the slide show.) Follow Gary Susman on Twitter: @garysusman.