50
Lacks the suspense, characterization and deft direction of the predecessor "Rififi."
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
70
New Times (L.A.) by Andy Klein
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.
100
Christian Science Monitor by David Sterritt
Its dark-toned cinematography by Henri Decaë still packs a wallop, and the screenplay has a refreshing sense of humor.
80
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.
75
New York Daily News by Jack Mathews
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.
88
Chicago Tribune by Michael Wilmington
A noir with a smile, and after all these years, its deft mixture of darkness and light still makes us smile.
100
Portland Oregonian by Shawn Levy
Not a masterpiece, but still fabulous.
80
Washington Post by Stephen Hunter
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.