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68 out of 100

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6.4 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

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  • Starring: Nick Nolte
  • Summary: Inspired by the Jean-Pierre Melville classic "Bob Le Flambeur," Neil Jordan's clever, sexy caper features a complex plot full of copies and originals. (Fox Searchlight)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 37
  3. Negative: 1 out of 37
  1. Baltimore Sun
    Reviewed by: Michael Sragow
    100
    Nolte's gambler-bandit Bob Montagnet is a triumph of imagination, touched with electric existential poetry.
  2. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Darrin Keene
    60
    Nolte looks like a man with one foot in the grave and nothing to lose. He single-handedly rescues this caper flick from its own mediocre storyline.
  3. Charlotte Observer
    Reviewed by: Lawrence Toppman
    25
    It's as French as a half-smoked Gauloise and, like a half-smoked Gauloise, it stinks.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 3 out of 7
  1. PatC.
    4
    Had all the elements of a great zinger, but the assemblage was muddled and flat.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. PaulP.
    1
    Muddled plot, confusing editing, ridiculously bad, cliched dialogue, pretentious soundtrack ! A supposed homage to French New Wave ? I'm not a film student or even a film buff but if you want to see this sort of thing done well check out the film Diva from the early eighties.… Expand
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