DKosty123
Warren Beatty has long hair in this one compared with his other roles. Goldie Hawn looks fantastic, even the full butt shots. Gert Frobe actually looks thinner than he was as Goldfinger. Roberta Flack and James Brown do a decent soundtrack and suspense is tight.In essence this turns out to be a chase film. The first hour of the film sets up the robbery, and we get to know why none of the victims will call the cops. The robbery is then pulled off perfectly. Then comes the last part where the victims try to catch the robbers.Warren and Goldie get away, Beatty in such a long chase that Goldie does not even appear in 30 minutes of the film. Forbe and Hawn do most of the acting. Beatty does the really heavy chase stuff. The ending with Hawn driving a yellow Corvette in California makes a nice warm feeling. There is no explanation why she is still carrying the white suitcase long after she got back home. Still, Hawns looks alone make this a 6.There are some flesh scenes in this R rated film. There is not a lot of brains required, but the suspense in the chase carry the latter part of the film. Just sit back and enjoy the action, don't think about what does not make sense. Ring the fire bell.
Scott Weber
$ is a light comedic heist movie with some solid performances from its lead stars Warren Beatty and Goldie Hawn. The film is set in Hamburg Grtmany and most of the film was filmed there.The movie starts out with the crooks depositing there money in safe deposit boxes. While Joe Collins(Warren Beatty) is giving security tips to the banks manger. Dawn Devine (Goldie Hawn) is a hooker who seems to have a connection to some of the crooks and Joe. Joe conceives of a way to steal the crooks money because they cannot go to the police for protection. It ends with a fairly good chase scene and the rest plays out as you would expect.The acting in this film is first rate from Beatty and Hawne down to many of the supporting actors. The film is fast paced and moves along at a good pace. I did not like so many dark night time scenes these are done much better now with digital cameras.Overall an enjoyable light film that seems to go down well.Grade C+
JimHammond
I loved this movie, and it is one of the more memorable movies I have ever seen. It has the perfect mix of character development, humor, drama, location, kooky characters, shady characters and plot twists. The chase scene climax (lasting about thirty minutes) is similar to that of "The Road Warrior" - something that keeps on going on and where you never get bored. Beatty and Hawn did their best work together in this flick, and it gives the viewer a snapshot of what it was like to be alive in the era of the early seventies. If you are looking to see a "lost classic", this movie will do it.
moonspinner55
American banking engineer, orchestrating the opening of a high-tech new bank in Germany, conspires to rip-off a gang of crooks and low-lifes who keep their loot in private boxes at the branch. There is quite a long set-up to the protracted chase in this film; luckily it involves a daffy, wonderful Goldie Hawn as a hooker/accomplice to thief Warren Beatty. Hawn is a living, breathing cliffhanger, you never know what she's going to do next. In the middle of the hysteria, there's a beautifully modulated moment where she tells Beatty about a screen-test she did for the movies ("First take, nothing. Second take, I dunno know...tears. Third take, I forgot my own name. And I made it up myself!"). The chase takes up about two entire reels, and it's been edited with hairbreadth timing. I also loved what first appeared to be a twist ending: someone dupes someone else, and then in turn gets duped. It would've been an awesome climax, but there's a weird tag at the very end of the picture (ostensibly to wrap it up with a bow) which is sort of a letdown. It seems to involve none of the participants--only their props!--which leads me to believe this was a post-production/last minute decision. Still, "$" (pronounced "Dollars") is funny, smart, and filmed in a cool, jazzy style that is no longer fashionable but certainly memorable. ***1/2 from ****
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