No need to recap the plot, which is pretty spotty anyway.
Robert Redford is a violence prone sneak thief? I had to rub my eyes and check the cast list several times. Okay, it's still early in his spectacular career, but the thuggish role does take some getting used to. Happily, he's at least partially redeemed by true love for sweet French maid Marie (Lampert). If only he could tame his temper and get a real job. Actress Lampert was definitely unique in her movie personalities (check out, Let's Scare Jessica to Death, {1971}). Here I kept shouting for her to leave the wayward David (Redford), but I guess she didn't hear me. Then there's sinister Barry Morse about the time he started hounding poor Richard Kimball in The Fugitive (1963-67). Here he's a scheming seller of stolen goods, also making goo-goo eyes at Marie. So, what's the innocent Marie doing hanging around with these two no-goodniks, anyway.
The cast is the main attraction since the storyline doesn't generate much suspense or mood. There is a patchy plot line, but curiously it's underwritten. Then too, the climax is rather puzzling, at least for me. But I think there's some depth to it if you think about it. I'm just sorry the script didn't sharpen the ironies for us slower folks. Anyway, aside from the cast, it's a pretty tepid entry.
Robert Redford is a violence prone sneak thief? I had to rub my eyes and check the cast list several times. Okay, it's still early in his spectacular career, but the thuggish role does take some getting used to. Happily, he's at least partially redeemed by true love for sweet French maid Marie (Lampert). If only he could tame his temper and get a real job. Actress Lampert was definitely unique in her movie personalities (check out, Let's Scare Jessica to Death, {1971}). Here I kept shouting for her to leave the wayward David (Redford), but I guess she didn't hear me. Then there's sinister Barry Morse about the time he started hounding poor Richard Kimball in The Fugitive (1963-67). Here he's a scheming seller of stolen goods, also making goo-goo eyes at Marie. So, what's the innocent Marie doing hanging around with these two no-goodniks, anyway.
The cast is the main attraction since the storyline doesn't generate much suspense or mood. There is a patchy plot line, but curiously it's underwritten. Then too, the climax is rather puzzling, at least for me. But I think there's some depth to it if you think about it. I'm just sorry the script didn't sharpen the ironies for us slower folks. Anyway, aside from the cast, it's a pretty tepid entry.