Plot: Two thieves plan a successful heist. They are careful guys and stash away the loot until all the attention blows over. What they don't know is that one of their friends rats them out to a local gangster. He kidnaps one of the thieves, hoping he'll talk and spill the location of the loot.
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May 08, 2024
French films are always a bit saucier. That's not a bad thing when talking about noirs, which tend to be quite dry and boring. Hands Off the Loot started quite promising, only after a while, the plot slips back into more stereotypical patterns, and apart from a pretty decent finale, it wasn't much better than its American counterparts.
The performances are okay and the setting at the start of the film adds some lightness to it, but once the crime elements take center stage it goes downhill pretty fast. There's too much dialogue, too many stern-looking guys trying to act tough, and not enough edge. A French noir in other words.