The plot becomes a fairly nonsensical car crash after the initial heist but the movie is quite a lot of fun anyway. It is basically a cat and mouse between the gang, particularly head burglar, Belmondo and the corrupt cop, Omar Sharif. The meetings betwen the sides and powerplay are central but slightly odd and ill conceived. Belmondo also has two women chasing him - Dyan Cannon is a kind of blonde Penthouse Pet of the Month and a pretty French redhead played by Nicole Calfan. No sex though, things fall apart before he can get down to enacting the glamour model pose selected from her latest magazine. All 3 are very charmant though. A few nice comic touches. The two main highlights really though are the archetypal quirky Morricone score and a great car chase.
Review of The Burglars
