WHEN THIEF MEETS THIEF is a disappointing love story that wastes the talents of famed screen swashbuckler Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in one of those boring suave and dashing roles. The film is about his romance with starlet Valerie Hobson but I watched it for the other aspects of the story, being no great fan of romance.
Sadly, nothing much is made of Fairbanks's role as a cat burglar and like TO CATCH A THIEF the emphasis is very much on the light and breezy romance. It's very much a dated production that doesn't really bear much relation to the modern day. The romantic scenes seem forced and mannered despite the aforementioned lightness of touch, and the whole thing is a bit of a slog to sit through.
Sadly, nothing much is made of Fairbanks's role as a cat burglar and like TO CATCH A THIEF the emphasis is very much on the light and breezy romance. It's very much a dated production that doesn't really bear much relation to the modern day. The romantic scenes seem forced and mannered despite the aforementioned lightness of touch, and the whole thing is a bit of a slog to sit through.