How to Steal a Million
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Movie Reviews of How to Steal a Million
Movie Review: A real screwball slapstick
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie was directed by Academy award winning director William Wyler, who directed classics such as; Mrs. Miniver, The Best Years of Our Lives, Roman Holiday, and Ben-Hur (1-4). It is also a pleasant surprise to see Audrey Hepburn team up with Peter O'Toole in this hilarious romantic comedy. Audrey is known for some pretty dramatic roles but this is one of the few movies that she played is a real screwball comedy. The plot of the movie is; Nicole Bonnet (Audrey Hepburn), the daughter of Charles Bonnet (Hugh Griffith) tries to steal forged Cellini (statute, a work of art) from a museum with the help of an art investigator, Simon Dermott (Peter O'Toole). Nicole is forced to take this risk because her father refuses to listen to her, since the forgery was committed by her grandfather and authentication process of the art by insurance companies would reveal the forgery and that could put the family into serious problems with the authorities.
The chemistry between the Hepburn and O'Toole is perfect. It is not surprising that the two would fall in love with each other even though their friendship starts and remains at a tolerable level of hostility; kind of love-hate business relationship. This is the second time; Director Wyler is teaming up with Audrey Hepburn, after their successful team work in his earlier movie Roman Holiday for which Hepburn won Academy award in best actress category. Davis Leland (Eli Wallach) and Bernard De Solnay (Charles Boyer) provide supporting roles as wealthy collectors of art.
My favorite scenes of the movie are when Simon breaks into Bonnet house to steal a fake Van Gogh, and Nicole catches him red-handed and accidentally shoots him in his arm. Later, when the two would-be-thieves are locked up themselves in a small closet space inside the museum, and Simon's crafty ways help them to unlock the door from inside. Highly recommended to all fans of Audrey Hepburn.
1. Mrs. Miniver
2. The Best Years of Our Lives
3. Roman Holiday (Special Collector's Edition)
4. Ben-Hur
Movie Review: A little known Jewel of a movie classic wit and comedy
Summary: 5 Stars
I don't know why this movie is not better known than it is. In my opinion it is one of those classic 60's comedies. Audrey is divine as usual in her dress and style. O' Toole is gorgeous with his blue eyes and soft English voice (sigh) the dialogue is so catchy, witty and intelligent. Art lovers everywhere should appreciate all the obvious (and obscure) innuendos that zig from Audrey to Peter, Peter to Charles Boyer, Audrey and Hugh Griffith (her father in the movie).
Lovely movie that shows a wonderful and beautiful pictorial of 60's Paris. The story a young women (Audrey) lives with her father in France. Her Papa is a forgerer of Art, his father before him did the same. Her father lends his "Venus" to a museum for a exhibition in order for the museum to do this he must sign Insurance papers in case of theft, it is insured for 1 million dollars after signing the papers the clerk tells him that it will be authenticated for the purpose of the museum... upon hearing this her father (as well as Audrey) flips out since they both know the statue is not real but a fake done by his father. Audrey must devise a way to get that statue back before the museum has it examined. As luck would have it Audrey meets a cat burglar who was in the act of (she thinks) breaking into her house.. played by Peter O'Toole she asks O' Toole to help her in this caper and eventually he agrees.
I won't tell much more than that as the reviews before me did a wonderful job of telling the details. I will say this I found it delightful, charming and very SMART in it's carefully placed "zingers" :) Eli Wallach as the american that is enamored but the Venus AND Audrey was funny too really good Sunday movie.
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Movie Review: What a wonderful classic!
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie proves that you don't need millions of dollars budgets and cool special effects to have a good movie. Watching this movie from a 43 year vantage point might make one say that this movie feels it's age, but it doesn't. Good acting is still good acting, and what's great about this movie and plot is that no special effects or grand settings are needed for an excellent movie, just good writing, direction and action.
In this movie, Audrey Hepburn needs to steal a sculpture from a high tech (for that time) museum and gets Peter O'Toole to help her. What is also great about this movie is that it's a time machine and we get to go back in time 43 years to see what was high tech then. Those devices might be laughable now, but they must have been high tech then.
In her career, it has seemed that Audrey Hepburn has been paired with every leading man possible regardless of whether they were even remotely compatible, and I'm glad to say that this is one of the movies where O'Toole is at least compatible and has some chemistry with her.
This is a real classic and highly watchable. I highly recommend this movie to Audrey Hepburn buffs, heist movie buffs and just classic movie in general buffs. Highly enjoyable.
Movie Review: A romantic, fun and stylish movie!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is what I would call a fun and great romantic comedy...this movie is one of my favorites, a sweet and adventurous classic...
Nicole Bonnet's father is a forger of paintings. And when her father agrees to display Cillini's Venus in the art musuem of Paris, Nicole is very worried for her father. What if the museum found out that it is a fake? On that same day that Nicole catches a burgler in their house (memorable meeting scene). Only this burgler isn't really a burgler...and then Nicole finds herself in a great predicament because the insurance policy on the statue requires a test of authenticity of the statue. So Nicole seeks out Simon Dermott "the theif" to help her steal the statue back.
This is really a fun movie with a good plot, a good dose of fun suspense, and a sweet/sexy romance...I love the kiss by the cab and the kisses in the closet/musuem... it's a keeper!
Movie Review: How To Steal A MIllion
Summary: 5 Stars
I adore this film. It's so cute,and O'Toole and Hepburn gives hilarious performances. It's all about a young girl {Hepburn} who's father's best talent is forging art by the masters. He sells a forged statue for a million dollars to a museum in Paris,and Audrey decides to steal it back before her father is found out,with a little help from thief Peter O'Toole,not knowing that he's really a private eye in fake art! It's so funny,and you'll be laughing from beginning to end. It's directed very stylishly,but if you take the film seriously,it won't be any fun. You just have to sit back and think of nothing and watch it. The bio on the DVD about Audrey is a nice little film for Audrey collectors,and the ability to flip to scene to scene is really swell. I give this film 5 stars. You're sure to love it!