Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

There is just so much movie here. For some it may be too much. But in the same secretly sarcastic way most telemarketers say the phrase, the title of this one is particularly apt.

It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

I must have seen this film in the late sixties-early seventies; I've seen it a couple of times since on late night TV.and the thing that bugs me is: Why oh why is this film not on DVD???It has literally EVERYTHING! Great performances by two exceedingly fine actors in the lead roles~solid,well formed plot-line,tremendous sense of humor(especially if you like British humor-which I adore)~great pacing:this picture takes off,and rarely takes a breath;Truly one of THE great heist films!!! I loved everything~and I DO Mean EVERYTHING~about this film! But good luck trying to find it!!!! Why this picture is not on DVD is one of the great mysteries of the 21st century. It is an absolute gem;and if you get the opportunity,you could NOT spend two more enthralling hours than to sit and enjoy this with some friends!I have no idea how you would track this film down but,it's worth the effort,if you can-Outstanding~just Outstanding!!!

Mr M.Winner is a living contradiction of the old adage that there is no such thing as bad publicity.As a result of what appears to be rampant and patronising snobbery,his image - boosted by his preposterous and bad - mannered antics as a so - called "restaurant critic" - is that of an arrogant,none -too - intelligent boor.His tabloid newspaper column was childish and spiteful,his current TV ads for a motor car insurance company are unspeakable.And yet it all could have been so different...... This former infant terrible of the British cinema is a Cambridge man.A measly 3rd - generally awarded to any entrant who gets his Candidate Number right-and an editorship of Varsity were his share of the glittering prizes.During his days running what was at the time the sole newspaper at the University,he discovered that there was no need for him to purchase - like the vast majority of his fellow undergraduates - a bicycle as the law,as defined in the Larceny Act which was in force at the time,clearly stated that in order to be convicted of stealing,a defendant had to have intended to keep the property which was the subject of the charge. Armed with the moral certainty of the larcenous at heart he proceeded to "borrow" bicycles as it pleased him . This was an important lesson for the young Winner,and one he remembered by the time he got round to making "The Jokers",as the whole plot of the movie revolves around that arcane point of English Law. The really sad thing about Mr Winner's decline into self - parody is that "The Jokers" is a very good film. Mr O.Reed and Mr M.Crawford are both outstanding as the brothers intent on "borrowing" the Crown Jewels.The whole production fizzes with fun and energy and plays its part in perpetuating the mainly mythical "Swinging Sixties" image of life in Upper Middle Class West London. The late Mr Reed was devilishly handsome and suave and determinedly ploughed the lonely furrow of the devoted follower of Bacchus until his untimely but hardly unexpected death during the making of "Gladiator". Mr Crawford,rather more cute and cuddly,is fondly remembered by many as the well - meaning simpleton Frank Spencer,source of a million bad impressions.Ultimately,of course,Mr Crawford found his true niche as a purveyor of Lord Lloyd - Webber's musical wallpaper.But all this was unimaginably far in the future.Watch their wide - eyed and innocent pleasure in the sheer joy of performing. They are ably assisted by a comforting list of sterling British Character Actors who have graced more movies than you could shake a stick at. A persuasive writer could put a case for the proposition that Mr Winner's career as a director peaked with "The Jokers".Certainly it is a work he might well wish to be remembered for rather than a lot of the stinkers he made to keep his wine - cellar stocked. Whatever one might say about him,there is no doubt that he had,and still has,chutzpah;any director that can actually direct Orson Welles - as he did in "I'll never forget whatshisname" - rather than just sit back and let him take over must at least have that. He may never have the need,financially,to make another film ,but I rather hope that,creatively,he can rustle up one last hurrah that will go some way towards restoring his reputation and diminishing the memories of the pot - boilers and duds that litter his CV..

This is an excellent movie. I saw it when I was a child, and I enjoyed it immensely. But when I think of the plot of this movie, and another movie involving a robbery that I saw just a few years ago, ...If I remember correctly, the criminals steal the crown jewels by planting a bomb in the museum where they are kept. Then one criminal impersonates a soldier in a bomb disposal squad and enters the museum after it is closed due to the bomb threat. Next, after the bomb goes off, the other criminal impersonates an ambulance driver who rescues his colleague, stealing the jewels in the process. The robbery of the vault in the remake of "Ocean's 11", where the robbery crew impersonates the SWAT team, is very similar.

Oliver Reed stars in this heist of the Crown Jewels. A "Class" Act of the brothers' Tremayne! This is a thrilling worthwhile film that shakes you up, but leaves you begging for more. A movie that tells what it was like to be in London in the 1960s, the suspense builds till the mystery overwhelms the senses and you wish that the film will never end. Some of the scenes near the end of this film are so haunting and surreal that they leave an indelible memory imprint.I highly recommend this film as the intensity of Oliver Reed will have you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end. Not too many films capture the imagination, but this one grabs you immediately and never lets go until it is time to hit the exits.Go see it and Enjoy! Big time entertainment!