LE SAMOURAÏ – 12th January 2012
“Gripping, with such tension. Beautifully shot and superbly acted. The finch was the star.”
“Very good indeed in all respects”
“Riveting from the start. Not convinced by the plot, but hugely enjoyable. Delon certainly has a screen presence – minimal acting but still dominated the screen.”
“Very stylish”
“Shades of Inspecteor Clouseau”
“Excellent – the best gangster film I have seen in a very long time. It was also good to see Paris in the 60′s again, unlike many such films it was possible to see it as it was.”
“Superbe!”
“Excellent film. Gripping, full of suspense, great action, secretive.”
“I have the hat and coat …”
“Enjoyed the style and the discussion.”
“A bit too much slowness to get to A …, but very gripping all the same. NOT a fascinating character.”
“Now I know where George Lazenby got it from!”
“This is certainly a case of style over substance. Whilst the film was technically brilliant, the narrative was overtly simplistic, that leaves very little merit to appreciate [it] nowadays. It’s worth a look but not worth the hype.”
“Never a dull moment!”
“Bird Oscar nomination”
“Spoilt by poor screenplay. It was always raining but he never got wet. Police would surely have put on gloves to set the equipment in his flat.”
“I could have become more engaged in the film, if I could bring myself to care about any of its characters.”
“Delon is a walking warning against lockjaw – tho’ how he’s got to 75 after all those Gauloises is a mystery!”
“Rather pedestrian (when did the CID have that amount of manpower?); and the DS security wasn’t that great!”
“Stylish, but plot full of holes. Who was more incompetent?”
“Melville was surely taking the mick! What a load of old tosh. Unprofessional killer and very ameteurish cops. It’s a bit of a pastiche of an American gangster film. I don’t think Maigret would have done it like that. Ann’s talk was the best part of the whole evening.”