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1971

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In Hamburg, Germany, criminals are using safety deposit boxes to hide their ill-gotten wealth. Bank security expert Joe Collins (Warren Beatty) is privy to this and enlists the help of a friendly prostitute named Dawn Divine (Goldie Hawn) to help him steal it. Despite a few obstacles, the pair are successful in pulling off a complicated heist. Although the criminals are not able to alert the authorities, they are able to track down Dawn and Joe, who soon find themselves running for their lives.

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Geoff Andrew

Time Out

The comedy sits uneasily with the admittedly efficient action scenes, although at least here we have none of the usual Brooks sermonising to dilute the brew.

Apr 8, 2008

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Warren Beatty and Goldie Hawn are weirdly interesting together. Their acting styles lie at right angles, so you get two textures in the same scene... This contrast in the acting really works.

Rated: 3/4

Apr 8, 2008

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Tony Mastroianni

Cleveland Press

The result is a rather more complex and more interesting treatment than the type generally gets; qualities that work both for and against the film.

Nov 13, 2018

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Better known for his serious dramas, Richard Brooks might not have bene the right choice for this minor and fluffy heist flick, but it stars Warren Beatty and Goldie Hawn, who are at their most physically appealing.

Rated: C+

Dec 14, 2008

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TV Guide

A pleasant, somewhat underrated chase movie.

Rated: 3.5/4

Apr 8, 2008

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

Beatty and Hawn carry this fun little heist/comedy picture for the first hour, but then the whole affair gets a little tiring.

Rated: 3.5/5

Apr 8, 2008

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Alain E

A very smart crime comedy with good cinematography, sharp editing and a reasonable story. Some of the chase scenes could be significantly shorter. Both Goldie Hawn and Warren Beatty play well, as well as the German actor Arthur Brauss who at the time looked like Daniel Craig’s twin brother. He also starred at the early Wim Wenders movie The Goalkeeper’s fear of the Penalty.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/26/24

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CodyZamboni

Clever, exciting story of safe deposit box heists. The two charismtic stars sell this flick. Warren Beatty is charming, affable, sneaky, and not as clever as he thinks he is. And best of all, Goldie Hawan, WOW, she is so stunning, so funny, so appealing. Only big demerit, is the editing. Really needed in the overlong foot chase sequence.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/21/23

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Audience Member

You know, I've never really liked Warren Beatty and then this movie — and several others on the Through the Decades: 1960s Collection like Lilith and Mickey One — totally changed my mind. A Hamburg, West Germany bank has privacy laws that are quite favorable to an entire rogue's gallery of criminals who need a place to keep their money safe from the government. Meanwhile, bank security consultant Joe Collins (Beatty) has been planning on stealing all of their cash along with sex worker Dawn Divine (Goldie Hawn). From there, the criminals — like Las Vegas mobsters, military men who've just made money off an illicit drug deal and a brutal killer known only as the Candy Man — start hunting Joe and Dawn for their money across nearly all of Europe. This was directed and written by Richard Brooks, who also wrote Key Largo and directed and wrote Blackboard Jungle, In Cold Blood and Waiting for Mr. Goodbar. This isn't as successful as those, but Beatty and Hawn have a fun chemistry and are both filled with such charm that I couldn't dislike this movie.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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s r

It was almost good, but just didn't cut it.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Superb planed robbery, will keep u engrossed

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Audience Member

vastly under-rated, very entertaining

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Synopsis

In Hamburg, Germany, criminals are using safety deposit boxes to hide their ill-gotten wealth. Bank security expert Joe Collins (Warren Beatty) is privy to this and enlists the help of a friendly prostitute named Dawn Divine (Goldie Hawn) to help him steal it. Despite a few obstacles, the pair are successful in pulling off a complicated heist. Although the criminals are not able to alert the authorities, they are able to track down Dawn and Joe, who soon find themselves running for their lives.

Director: Richard Brooks
Producer: M.J. Frankovich
Screenwriter: Richard Brooks
Production Co: Columbia Pictures Corporation
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 1, 2009
Runtime: 2h 0m

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