The Swindle (1997)
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Reviews Counted:25
Fresh:17
Rotten:8
Average Rating:6.3/10
Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: In Claude Chabrol's fiftieth film, two lifelong partners in crime, Betty (Isabelle Hupert) and Victor (Michel Serrault), operating out of a small RV, criss-cross the country, hopping from... [More]
Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Michel Serrault, François Cluzet, Jean-François Balmer
Director: Claude Chabrol
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Reviews for The Swindle
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As a cinematic confection from one of the masters, it's cotton candy, evaporating before it ever gets good. Full Review |
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2/5 |
unfunny and unthrilling Full Review |
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3/5 |
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4/4 |
The Swindle might not be a deep film, but it makes no missteps in showing us the steps these two small time crooks take as they attempt to pull off a big time con. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Você pode até não rir durante a projeção, mas sairá do cinema com um sorriso de lado, admirado com a esperteza - e falta de escrúpulos - daquele casal tão simpático. Full Review |
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It's another wickedly humorous psychological thriller that provides a showy part for [Chabrol's] favorite star, Isabelle Huppert. Full Review |
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4.5/5 |
A work of superb yet unpretentious film craftsmanship by a past master and an impeccable cast and crew. Full Review |
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B- |
While the film's leisurely pace makes some of the more dramatic scenes seem a little flat, the talented cast ultimately overcomes the film's shortcomings. Full Review |
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A failed attempt at frivolity. Full Review |
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Trust no one. Suspect everyone. It will still have one more angle to unfold that you will not anticipate. Full Review |
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3/4 |
The ambiguous pairing of Victor (Serrault) and Betty (Huppert) is both comfortable and playful. Full Review |
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Pleases the eye without ever awakening the mind, offering a delicately told tale of intrigue and corruption without ever awakening the basic human passions which are supposedly its subject. Full Review |
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This is one of Chabrol's poorer films. Full Review |
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Chabrol's plot is silly, wholly unbelievable even for light fare, and downright confounding. Full Review |
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It's a fluffy, good-natured exercise in style that succeeds just fine, but doesn't leave you wanting any more. Full Review |
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