Neal Jordan's stylish remake of Jean Pierre Melville's ¨Bob le flambeur¨ -starred by Isabelle Corey , Roger Duchesne, Gérard Buhr , Daniel Cauchy Howard Vernon- serves as a showcase for Nick Nolte's excellent acting . Aging Bob (Nick Nolte) is a mature , down-on-his-luck gambler who's informed the French Riviera casino safe is bursting with cash . Bob loses the last of his money at the track as he decides to have a final fling by robbing the Monte Carlo casino . He's talked into masterminding an art heist at a casino with the usual gang of multinational partners . Bob is good friend to a stubborn police inspector (Tcheky Karyo) , and both of whom carry out a cat and mouse game . So, in desperate need of cash, the ex-gangster organises one last heist , setting his sights on robbing casino's impenetrable safe, allegedly crammed with millions of dollars. As Bob and his hand-picked team iron out the details of the audacious plan, the stage seems set for a final, winner-take-all robbery. While Bob joins the motley group to do the job he rescues a young prostitute (Nutsa Kukhianidze) from a pimp (Marc Lavoine) , taking her under his wing . Then thing go wrong , as Bob doesn't know is that someone has tipped the police of the heist. He doesn't want money !. He wants what money can't buy !.
An interesting and thrilling plot with abundant attractive roles , in which an old gangster and gambler is almost broke , so he decides in spite of the warnings of a friend, a high official from the police, to rob a gambling casino . This bittersweet drama/crime/comedy displays thriller , intrigue , action , twists and turns . Subplots trace a seemingly perfect robbbing combined with greed , betrayal , and even death stand in the way of a possible success or a flop . Filmmaker Neal Jordan provides plenty of atmosphere and noir-heist dialogue , though the script gets a little tricky and may induce some head-scratching at the final . Main and support cast are frankly magnificent . Nick Nolte gives a terrific acting as an American inveterate gambler, heroin addict and master thief whom everyone likes . Alongside Tchéky Karyo as the inspector who goes after Bob while he wants to save him from himself. And the expert team accompanying to Bob formed by nice secondaries such as Gérard Darmon as Raoul , Saïd Taghmaoui as Paulo , Emir Kusturica as technical mastermind Vladimer, Embarek as a former-drug-dealer-turned-informant , among others. And special mention for the newcomer Nutsa Kukhianidze whom Bob takes under protection. The latter was hired by Neal Jordan , deeming in many of his films people with no prior acting experience or training appear in leading or substantial supporting roles.
It displays a sensitive and atmospheric musical score by Elliot Goldenthal, adding some catching French songs . As well as colorful and evocative cinematography by Chris Menges. The motion picture was compellingly written and and directed by Neil Jordan . This great filmmaker has made splendid movies, such as : Mona Lisa , High Spirits , We're no Angels , The company of wolves, The Crying Game , The Miracle , Interview with the Vampire, in Dreams, Michael Collins , The Butcher Boy , The Good Thief , The Brave One , Byzantium , among others . Rating : 7/10 , notable . Better than average . Worthwhile watching . Essential and indispensable seeing for Nick Nolte fans.
An interesting and thrilling plot with abundant attractive roles , in which an old gangster and gambler is almost broke , so he decides in spite of the warnings of a friend, a high official from the police, to rob a gambling casino . This bittersweet drama/crime/comedy displays thriller , intrigue , action , twists and turns . Subplots trace a seemingly perfect robbbing combined with greed , betrayal , and even death stand in the way of a possible success or a flop . Filmmaker Neal Jordan provides plenty of atmosphere and noir-heist dialogue , though the script gets a little tricky and may induce some head-scratching at the final . Main and support cast are frankly magnificent . Nick Nolte gives a terrific acting as an American inveterate gambler, heroin addict and master thief whom everyone likes . Alongside Tchéky Karyo as the inspector who goes after Bob while he wants to save him from himself. And the expert team accompanying to Bob formed by nice secondaries such as Gérard Darmon as Raoul , Saïd Taghmaoui as Paulo , Emir Kusturica as technical mastermind Vladimer, Embarek as a former-drug-dealer-turned-informant , among others. And special mention for the newcomer Nutsa Kukhianidze whom Bob takes under protection. The latter was hired by Neal Jordan , deeming in many of his films people with no prior acting experience or training appear in leading or substantial supporting roles.
It displays a sensitive and atmospheric musical score by Elliot Goldenthal, adding some catching French songs . As well as colorful and evocative cinematography by Chris Menges. The motion picture was compellingly written and and directed by Neil Jordan . This great filmmaker has made splendid movies, such as : Mona Lisa , High Spirits , We're no Angels , The company of wolves, The Crying Game , The Miracle , Interview with the Vampire, in Dreams, Michael Collins , The Butcher Boy , The Good Thief , The Brave One , Byzantium , among others . Rating : 7/10 , notable . Better than average . Worthwhile watching . Essential and indispensable seeing for Nick Nolte fans.