Thief who robs thief

Rating: 7/10 (12 January 2002)

This is maybe the best hold-up movie I've ever seen. The plot including the hold-up planning, is not very detailed to avoid holes, feeble points and illogical situations. But its execution is made with clockwork precision. The first part of the movie is a bit tedious with the narration of the plan for the hold-up and its preparation but the second part has a lot of suspense and reserves several good surprises to the viewer including the end. The acting is excellent and serves the plot very well. And last but not least there is a moving romantic touch concerning the relationship between the chief crook and his ex-wife now dating the owner of the held-up casino. We finish to sympathize with the crooks and consider the owner of the casino the villain. As a Portuguese proverb says: a thief who robs a thief has a 100 years pardon.