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The film opens with a key sequence: our narrator, Marc (Israel Broussard), watches a home video of Paris Hilton’s closet—a cavernous, pink-carpeted cathedral of heels, bags, and dresses. The teens don’t break in with ski masks and crowbars. They Google celebrity addresses, check Twitter to see who’s out of town, and simply walk through unlocked doors.

The victims, meanwhile, have largely moved on. Paris Hilton famously told reporters she felt "violated" but noted that the burglars missed her best stuff because she had moved it to a different closet. The Bling Ring

The Bling Ring acted out a fantasy that many entertained silently: What would it be like to just walk into their house and take a piece of that life? The film opens with a key sequence: our

Perhaps the most brazen aspect of their crimes was their psychology. They did not steal for survival; they stole for lifestyle. They wore the stolen clothes to school. They posted photos of themselves with the stolen jewelry on Facebook and MySpace. They wanted to feel like the people they were robbing. In their minds, proximity to these objects was a form of currency. The victims, meanwhile, have largely moved on

Coppola films the robberies with a strange, hypnotic rhythm. The teens crawl through doggy doors, rifle through jewelry boxes, and pose for selfies in their victims’ mirrors. The most famous scene has Emma Watson’s Nikki—a hilariously deadpan Valley girl—trying on Lindsay Lohan’s dresses and whispering, “I feel like we’re just, like, living in a dream world.”

Also, the second half drags once the police get involved. The courtroom scenes feel rushed and oddly comedic, as if Coppola lost interest the moment the stealing stopped.

What made The Bling Ring unique wasn't the value of the items they stole (which was nearly $3 million), but the methodology. They didn't pick locks or disable alarms. In almost every case, the celebrities made it easy for them.