Even while I still have some issues with this movie, it just is the
type of movie you shouldn't think about too much and hard while
watching. You should simply enjoy it for what it is and in that regard
I also really can't imaging a person not liking this movie!
It's a stylish, snappy, skillfully made, fast paced movie. All of this
stuff combined helps to make this a fun movie to watch, that of course
also gets made entertaining by its concept and characters.
It has a pretty standard story but the movie still manages to come up
with plenty of originality. It actually provides the movie with some
very memorable moments as well, of which the scene with the
mini-coopers is the most memorable- and best known one of course.
The movie still feels a bit underwritten in parts and skips over
certain aspects too easily. Seems that the movie preferred a solid and
fast pace over a tight script but then again, the movie is more about
its moments anyway and not really about telling a good and solid story,
from start till finish.
Some of the characters also remain a bit underdeveloped, while they
definitely had the potential to become some good and fun characters for
the movie. This for instance also and especially goes for the Benny
Hill character. But then again, when you have Michael Caine as a main
lead, you don't really need any other actors to shine.
An aspect I also really liked about the movie was its music. It uses an
all British score, which really adds to the overall style and tone of
this movie and also helps to make this a fun one.
These type of old fashioned caper movies always have a great sense of
adventure and fun to it. it are simply movies made for entertainment
and in that regard this movie also does not fail or disappoint.
7/10
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