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The Good Thief

2003, Movie, R, 109 mins

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The Good Thief: Review

GOOD THIEF, THE
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A shaggy, sun-soaked variation on Jean-Pierre Melville 's glistening Bob le Flambeur, director Neil Jordan 's film runs parallel to the original: Sometimes the two versions are so close they nearly touch, at others they diverge dramatically. Nick Nolte stars as a gambler and a junkie whose luck has gone south and who knows full well he's getting too old to be getting high in barroom toilets. But just as it seems that his luck has finally run out, a redemptive opportunity knocks in the form of an old pal (Tcheky Karyo), a hard-bitten cop with a soft spot for smooth criminals. Read the complete review for The Good Thief

The Good Thief: Cast & Details

Year: 2003
Rated R
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Cast
 Nick Nolte: Bob Montagnet
Tcheky Karyo: Roger
Said Taghmaoui: Paulo
Nutsa Kukhianidze: Anne
Gerard Darmon: Raoul
Mark Lavoine: Remi

 

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  • DVD Tuesday: A Casino, A Heist and Paris by Night: Bob le Flambeur | Movie News | 6/4/2007
    Bob Le Flambeur: A cool, stylish and oh-so-French heist thriller.Send your movie questions to FlickChick.See Maitland McDonagh and Ken Fox review this week's new flicks in Movie Talk!With Ocean's Thirteen opening this Friday, I found myself thinking about some of my favorite heist and caper movies, et voilà, Bob le Flambeur was one of the first to spring to mind. It's this week's DVD Tuesday pick.The plot is a variation on classic caper themes: 50-year-old Bob Montagne (Roger Duchesne) is a reformed bank robber turned compulsive gambler (a flambeur), currently down on his luck and sensible enough to know he's getting too old to be living hand to hand. But he still has his formidable reputation, his silver-fox good looks and his admirers, including young Paulo, who'd love to be just like Bob when he grows up, but just doesn't have the right stuff. Bob is so effortlessly cool that when he needs a lift home after a night of high-stakes cards, the cops give him a lift. And he... read more be the first to leave a comment

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