Review of Gambit (1966) by Eric R — 15 Sep 2011
Harry Dean, a cat burglar, comes up with a simple, brilliant plan to the world's richest man in the world. This man is a borderline hermit since the death of his wife so Harry seeks out the assistance of a showgirl Nicole, who happens to share a striking resemblance to the rich man's late wife.
This is a fun crime caper. You see, Harry believes he has come up with an ingenious plan that will be simple, but once they begin, everything is a lot more complicated than he anticipated. Its a clash of ideal vs.
reality. It even spends almost the first 20 minutes of film going through the heist in which we are shown Harry's vision of how the heist will go before snapping back to reality before he has even asked Nicole for his help.
Early into the actual heist, the billionaire becomes suspicious of the two protagonists creating this really fun cat and mouse game, which is one of Gambit's strong suits. Michael Caine and Shirley MacLaine really do play off each other well.
They constantly bicker but it's clear they do share an attraction to one and other.
This review of Gambit (1966) was written by Eric R on 15 Sep 2011.
Gambit has generally received positive reviews.
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