The Bling Ring [top] File

The film eschewed moralizing for a detached, dreamy aesthetic. Coppola focused on the banality of the teens' motivations. They weren't evil; they were empty. The movie’s most chilling scene involves Emma Watson’s character delivering a monologue in a TV interview while she is handcuffed, stating that the experience taught her "the importance of being true to yourself."

When police searched the teens’ homes, they found the evidence in plain sight—racks of designer clothes with tags still on, shelves of purses, and, most damning of all, digital cameras filled with photos of the teens posing inside the celebrity homes. In one famous image, Nick Prugo holds a fistful of cash in front of Paris Hilton’s mirrored art piece. The Bling Ring

If you like Sofia Coppola’s detached, mood-driven style ( Marie Antoinette , Somewhere ), you’ll appreciate this. If you need characters to root for or a clear moral, look elsewhere. The film eschewed moralizing for a detached, dreamy