“Honest Thief” (***1/2 out of four) was a first-rate action thriller about a reformed bank robber (Liam Neeson) who wants to start a clean slate and turn himself into the police but he subsequently finds himself on the run from corrupt officers (Jai Courtney and Anthony Ramos) who want his stolen money and threaten his life and his lover (Kate Walsh) which forces him to turn the tables on them. Unusually strong screenplay deftly blends in suspense, character development, and Hitchcockian themes at a sturdy pace. Neeson is solid as an oak as usual and surrounded by a terrific supporting cast that includes Robert Patrick as a grizzled senior agent and Jeffrey Donovan as his only ally on the force.