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- 2001
- PG
- William Mishkin Motion Pictures
- 1 h 38 m
- 2001
- PG
- William Mishkin Motion Pictures
- 1 h 38 m
Summary Re-release, with new translations and subtitles, of the 1955 French caper film about a gambler who plans on robbing a casino.
Directed By: Jean-Pierre Melville
Written By: Auguste Le Breton, Jean-Pierre Melville
- 2001
- PG
- William Mishkin Motion Pictures
- 1 h 38 m
- 2001
- PG
- William Mishkin Motion Pictures
- 1 h 38 m
Fever Heat [re-release]
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Summary Re-release, with new translations and subtitles, of the 1955 French caper film about a gambler who plans on robbing a casino.
Directed By: Jean-Pierre Melville
Written By: Auguste Le Breton, Jean-Pierre Melville
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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89% Positive
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
80
89% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
11% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
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Not a masterpiece, but still fabulous.
Its dark-toned cinematography by Henri Decaë still packs a wallop, and the screenplay has a refreshing sense of humor.
Great picture? No. Cool picture? Oui. Not as good, I must say, as the sort of thing we moron yanks were doing on our own over here – "D.O.A." is much better.
The movie is a superb riff with a boffo finale, a terrific, cynical punch line, and a crazy closing image of Bob's Plymouth on an empty beach.
Looks a lot like 1950s American gangster films -- particularly, John Huston's "The Asphalt Jungle" -- but it's decidedly French in its sexual candor and moral laissez-faire.
Shot in stylish black and white, with a memorably low-key performance from Duchesne, Bob le Flambeur is definitely worth checking out on the big screen in a fresh print.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 9 User Ratings
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 9 User Ratings
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56% Positive
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