90
The New York Times by Dana Stevens
A tough and touching exploration of honor and friendship among thieves.
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70
Shot on city streets but unfolds in the world of the movies--in a Godardian touch that anticipates Godard, the Ventura character is identified by the cops as "an old pal of Pierrot le Fou." The new titles are flavorsome, and the restoration is up to Rialto's previous high standards.
70
Chicago Reader by Jonathan Rosenbaum
Terse and fatalistic.
90
Los Angeles Times by Kenneth Turan
To come across Classe Tous Risques is like discovering a bottle of marvelous French wine you didn't remember you had, opening it and finding it every bit as delicious as its reputation promised. That's how good this classic fatalistic French gangster film is.
100
Entertainment Weekly by Lisa Schwarzbaum
A doozy of a French gangster pic that, in its beautifully refurbished and pithily resubtitled re-release, turns out to be one of the highlights of the 2005 movie year.
88
TV Guide Magazine by Maitland McDonagh
Feels astonishingly fresh, filled with subtle performances and devastatingly understated images - Sautet's final shot of Davos alone in a Paris crowd is a killer.
100
Christian Science Monitor by Peter Rainer
A first-rate crime thriller from 1960.
75
Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert
A crisp, smart, cynical film about dishonor among thieves.
83
Seattle Post-Intelligencer by Sean Axmaker
Sautet lets the film wander from Ventura's desperate odyssey, but when the irresistibly charming young Jean-Paul Belmondo enters the picture as an unflaggingly loyal ally, his wandering is forgiven.