Product: Thieves Like Us (1974)
Rating: 5.0
Fascinating period film rewards the patient viewer well
I'd seen this film for sale at a large retailer many times . I almost pulled the trigger several times . I'm going to get a copy now that I've seen it . I DO very much like the comparison with BONNIE AND CLYDE in the editorial review here . I feel this is a MUCH better film for many reasons (i won't waste time rattling them off as i'm not a fast writer) . As i see it , this is a film about several men who don't (in general) see themselves as wrongdoers or bad people . These are (by and large) simple , largely decent folk who have chosen quick methods to money , comfort and goals . They have a loose cannon in their midst though . I found the picture and It's various characters to be VERY authentic . These are NOT smug , hip or affected people . They truly inhabit a simpler and less complicated time . The film making is very true in It's pacing , sights , sounds , conversations , activities and so on . Every moment struck me as more than just plausible . It struck me as honest and probable . See what YOU think .