A gang of professional thieves gather in Athens. They break into a private residence and a safe. They steal emeralds from a gem collector. They are being tracked by police inspector Abel Zacharia (Omar Sharif). They plan to leave on a merchant ship only to find it in dry dock. The repairs will take five days.
There is no introduction. There is no planning. There is no training montage. It's right away into the heist. I don't even know their names when the stealing starts. I guess it's interesting to do it this way. The meat of this movie is the car chase. It's fun. There are some cool camera work and lots of amazing driving. They need more epic crashes and explosions. Maybe that's too American for them. After the car chase, the movie loses steam as it tries to work out a story. Story is not this movie's strong point. It's a fun ride for awhile. For a minute, it turns into a cooking show. That are some interesting stunt work in the second half. The first car chase is so epic that the rest of the movie feels like a letdown.
There is no introduction. There is no planning. There is no training montage. It's right away into the heist. I don't even know their names when the stealing starts. I guess it's interesting to do it this way. The meat of this movie is the car chase. It's fun. There are some cool camera work and lots of amazing driving. They need more epic crashes and explosions. Maybe that's too American for them. After the car chase, the movie loses steam as it tries to work out a story. Story is not this movie's strong point. It's a fun ride for awhile. For a minute, it turns into a cooking show. That are some interesting stunt work in the second half. The first car chase is so epic that the rest of the movie feels like a letdown.