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A bank security expert plots with a call girl to rob the safety deposit boxes of three very different criminals from a high-tech bank in Hamburg.
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- Cast:
- Warren Beatty , Goldie Hawn , Gert Fröbe , Robert Webber , Scott Brady , Arthur Brauss , Wolfgang Kieling
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You won't be disappointed!
How sad is this?
It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.
Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable
Warren Beatty has long hair in this one compared with his other roles. Goldie Hawn looks fantastic, even the full butt shots. Gert Frobe actually looks thinner than he was as Goldfinger. Roberta Flack and James Brown do a decent soundtrack and suspense is tight.In essence this turns out to be a chase film. The first hour of the film sets up the robbery, and we get to know why none of the victims will call the cops. The robbery is then pulled off perfectly. Then comes the last part where the victims try to catch the robbers.Warren and Goldie get away, Beatty in such a long chase that Goldie does not even appear in 30 minutes of the film. Forbe and Hawn do most of the acting. Beatty does the really heavy chase stuff. The ending with Hawn driving a yellow Corvette in California makes a nice warm feeling. There is no explanation why she is still carrying the white suitcase long after she got back home. Still, Hawns looks alone make this a 6.There are some flesh scenes in this R rated film. There is not a lot of brains required, but the suspense in the chase carry the latter part of the film. Just sit back and enjoy the action, don't think about what does not make sense. Ring the fire bell.
This is generally quite an enjoyable heist movie, though the plot (of the heist) has some enormous holes you can drive a bus through. The problem with the heist is first its conception: its main perpetrator should be pretty obvious to all affected, and the information that the heist actually took place would not simmer through to the police is totally unrealistic; the second problem is the sheer coincidence that a string of crooks not only all use the same set of deposit boxes, no - they also just happen to frequent the same prostitute - who then somehow gets together with a bank employee who just happens to be master safe cracker. Hm! I have less of a problem with the conduct of the final chase - which some other commentators complained about. The idea the pursuers would want to catch Collins alive to make sure of the money first is credible. Moreover, hitting a running person from distance with a pistol is no mean feat anyway - moviedom has distorted our expectations in that respect.
I enjoyed this film, but cannot understand why this would be classified as a comedy. I saw it on TV and the announcer said it as a comedy, and on this site it is listed as a comedy, as well as under crime and drama. It is a crime drama, but not a heavy one. It is light and has its amusing moments, but I found that the scenery was also very interesting.The chase scene was great, except it was a bit unbelievable, as the man with the suitcase running away from the crooks never seemed to get tired. He was like a super athlete.Worth seeing, but do not expect a comedy. As a drama it works well.
"$" is a caper film typical of its era; slickly made and photographed but cold and soulless.The first half is a series of rambling, disconnected scenes; the second half is a long, boring chase, which is not filmed excitingly enough to sustain our interest. And there is never much tension in the movie, because the characters are too indifferent for us to really care about the development of their adventures. (**)