Sunday, 8 June 2014

The honest thief

How to Steal a Million (1966)

Directed by William Wyler this film stars Audrey Hepburn, Peter O'Toole, Eli Wallach and Hugh Griffith. The daughter of an art forger seeks to steal back one of his forgeries with the help of a cat burglar.

Any film featuring Hepburn and O'Toole will have a certain level of charm to it but the script here is fairly bland and does not really over whelm you with charm. The plot is pretty average, lacking enough comedy to get by and the heist itself while having a few nice touches is not overly impressive either. Despite being set in France there is a distinct lack of French accents on show but otherwise there is not a lot to complain about from the execution of the film.


3/5

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