I have been reviewing films all my life, semi-professionally in the past and for the past 10 or 12 years on imdb and more recently in letterboxd and facebook. The idea of this blog is to get as many of those reviews gathered together in one place. I have had a great deal of support and encouragement from a lot of people throughout the world and I hope that continues. Now for the ratings. **** = not to be missed. *** = highly recommended. ** = recommended. * = of interest and no stars = avoid..
Monday, 6 August 2018
TOO MANY CROOKS **
One of the better British farces of the late fifties, the plot of Mario
Zampi's "Too Many Crooks" was later used for the Bette Midler vehicle
"Ruthless People". The humour here is broad and decidedly British and is
often laugh-out-loud funny. The cast comprises of some of the best
British comedy actors of the time, (Terry-Thomas, George Cole, Bernard
Bresslaw, Sidney James), as well as that wonderful character actress
Brenda De Banzie as the kidnap victim whose husband, (the sublime
Terry-Thomas), refuses to pay the ransom to get her back. What happens
next may be predictable but thanks to Michael Pertwee's screenplay is
also hugely enjoyable and on its own simple level, Zampi's direction is
just about perfect.
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