Review of Small Time Crooks (2000) by Tor M — 05 Apr 2016

A forgotten Allen flick or at least one that you don't hear much about.

A looser crook, now quite old is tired of his life situation. A wife that wants more glam gives him gentle nagging and fights all the time but with his new masterplan, things are going to change. They are planning on robbing a bank with a nice buqet of crook friends. Naturally, nothing turns out the way it should. It does take some very big turns, though.

Snappy, fun, smart and chaotic character-driven comedy with a great script. It has a very good first part as it builds up and great lines are all over the scenes. I miss more of the robbery planning and it feels a bit rushed. The last half is still taking many clever turns, but they are never as fun or interesting for me. Still a solid comedy - somewhere on the middle of my Woody-charts.

6.5 out of 10 cookies.