Small Time Crooks

This film primarily appeals to fan of Allen, though I think that tends to sell it a bit short. It has some very funny bits, and the whole cast has superb comic timing. Elaine May is hilarious, and so too... Full review

I would have never expected a movie like "Small Time Crooks", but one would have to imagine that it could only come from Woody Allen. He plays loser Ray Winkler, who plans to pull off a big heist. But of... Full review

I doubt if many people share this sentiment, but this is my favorite Woody Allen movie simply because it does what Allen usually sets out to do: makes me laugh. I'm not a big fan of Allen's films but he... Full review

I thoroughly enjoy watching Small Time Crooks over and over again because the humor is so goofy, yet so timeless. This is classic material, derived from the style of comedy that Woody so loves...the old masters, the Marx Bros. and... Full review

I didn't think too much of Small Time Crooks the first time I saw it but I absolutely LOVED it the second time. Great jokes , lovely score , amazing cinematography by Zhao Fei. If that's Woody losing it as... Full review

Woody Allen essentially makes two kind of movies: comedy and movies about relationships. His very first movies were slapstick comedies and then once in a while, after Annie Hall, he made a comedy or two. Small Time Crooks is one... Full review

This movie is one of those rare gems. A movie with great, seamless performances, a solid story, and a hysterical script. This is one of those movies that you literally need to rush to the video store to rent.Elaine May... Full review

Though essentially a time-marking throwaway by writer/director Woody Allen, `Small Time Crooks' provides so many gems of performance that one can overlook the film's derivative plotting and overall lack of comic drive. In this film, Allen more or less abandons... Full review

SMALL TIME CROOKS / (2000) *** Woody Allen's artistic sense of humor is the perfect style of wit for the timid new comedy "Small Time Crooks." Allen wrote and directed the film, which is pure Allen. This amusing filmmaker brings... Full review

Like Mighty Aphrodite and Manhattan Murder Mystery, Small Time Crooks is the kind of movie Woody Allen would have made lots more of if he hadn't, in the post Annie Hall 1970s, started thinking of himself primarily as film auteur, rather... Full review

In the end, unlike many of Allen's films, the funnyman fumbles the tumblers; the humor he wants to exchange for genuine laughter is artificial, a few gaudy guffaws and sparkly teasers, unworthy of your heart's cachinnation. (2000) Director/writer Woody Allen's small-time comedy is a box of Belgian chocolates, full of cuteness and clever lines, a scheme to break into your heart and steal all your laughs. ... Full Review

But the early-summer release of Small Time Crooks makes for a nice bit of event movie counter-programming. So while the premise is just as predictable as that of the bland Manhattan Murder Mystery, it succeeds where that previous film failed because it relies on characters and not sitcomish trappings. ... Full Review

However, I'm happy to report that the new film, Small Time Crooks , is a return to good laughs and good fun. He lends a clarity and beauty to Small Time Crooks especially in an early rooftop scene where the Winklers discuss their future. ... Full Review

But the practical suggestion here is to simply view Small Time Crooks as a side dish to an astonishing career, a gag-filled, neo-Vaudevillian diversion that's close, but no exploding cigar. While Mr. Allen's artistic efforts more often than not receive critical praise, their inevitably limited appearance, primarily in college towns and on urbane inner city screens, grosses them relatively small sums compared to any number of wide-release comedies of less consequential pedigree. ... Full Review

Woody Allen is best at making his style of movies, while the characters in "Small Time Crooks" realize that they had it best all along. His 32nd movie, "Small Time Crooks," is par-for-the-course Woody, which is to say that there's plenty of complaining and self-deprecating humor. ... Full Review

"Melinda and Melinda" is Woody Allen's new film.It has already opened in Europe to apparently good reviews and box office, and I had heard it touted as one of Woody's best in recent years. ... Full Article

Sixtysomething Woody Allen shows no signs of slowing, having helmed more than 30 features in less than three decades. After a delightful excursion into 1930s swing jazz (Sweet And Lowdown), hes now back on his home-turf of contemporary New York,... ... Full Article

Like everyone else, the folks at DreamWorks Pictures may not know the answer to the million-dollar question -- What makes people laugh? -- but they've certainly found a new way to pose the question. ... Full Article

It is a story about inept crooks who have almost given up on crime. After serving their time and failing at crime, they're all set to go straight, except for Ray Winkler (Woody Allen), who gets an idea for a... ... Full Article

De enige regelmatige factor in filmland is Woody Allen, die jaarlijks zijn film uitbrengt. Al jaren verbaast Allen ons met zijn slimme verhalen en intrigerende personages, waar hij ook al meerdere malen voor is genomineerd en vele prijzen mee heeft... ... Full Article