Review of Le Samouraï (1967) by Frances Ann A — 18 Mar 2014

Beloved of "serious" film (as opposed to movie) lovers, Le Samourai fails to reward viewers on an emotional or dramatic level. The major interest here is in the cinematography, style, and imagery, while the main character is without much development and cannot really hold our interest. Alain Delon here is reduced to looking beautiful, wearing a trenchcoat, walking up and down stairs, getting in and out of cars, and smoking. No words are spoken until the first 9 minutes of footage have expired.

I'd have to call this overrated and rather pretentious.