Bob le Flambeur(Bob le flambeur)

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Lacks the suspense, characterization and deft direction of the predecessor "Rififi."

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.

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.

Village Voice by J. Hoberman

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.

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.

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.

Portland Oregonian by Shawn Levy

Not a masterpiece, but still fabulous.

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.