“Caught Stealing” (** out of four) was an ungainly pulp melodrama set in 1990’s NYC about a former baseball player (Austin Butler) who falls on hard times and becomes embroiled in the criminal underworld and locks horns with a street-smart cop (Regina King) who tries to outmaneuver him at every turn. Vibrant and gritty NYC atmosphere harks back to early period John Cassavetes or Nick Gomez but the central character and story are unappealing and thus uninvolving. A huge disappointment from director Darren Aronofsky who has done far better and richer character studies in the past. King is strong as usual but there’s otherwise not much else worth “stealing” here.