Ensofter
Overrated and overhyped
Claysaba
Excellent, Without a doubt!!
Gutsycurene
Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.
AshUnow
This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.
writers_reign
... as they say in France when they find something excellent. In one sense this is a natural successor to the gangster/buddy movies that paired Jean Gabin with Lino Ventura in the fifties but with a tad of English for good measure. It's a Marseilles that Marcel Pagnol chose to ignore, a city filled with hookers, pimps, and gangsters rather than Frank Capra salts of the earth, a city in which - at the time it was set - a nine-year old Yves Montand was growing up and it's a nice touch to throw in a mention of the Alcazar, the Music Hall where Montand played in his first years in the business. Beginning as petty crooks and rivals coming to blows over a woman Delon and Belmondo not only bond but join forces and gradually rise through the ranks until they are running organised crime in the city. It's a fine blend of drama and comedy with a 'Sting' type theme tune that puts one in mind of Newman and Redford, another great team. Well worth seeking out.
BQA Films
We located this 1970 Film BORSALINO, English Version with No Subtitles in a small video store in French Canada.......It is not easy to find anymore and most of the old ex-rentals have been tampered with...........Borsalino features Alain Delon and Jean-Paul Belmondo as charismatic gangsters in 1930s Marseilles who join forces when they meet brawling over a woman.. with fixed horse races and fights, they start to find themselves doing jobs for the local gangster bosses. When they decide to go into the business for themselves, their easy-going approach to crime starts to change........Inspired by Eugene Saccomano's novel The Bandits of Marseilles. ...The version we have is 2 Hours 5 Minutes long and is the most complete we have been able to find....We have never been able to locate a French Version in 9 years of looking........BQA Films
gridoon
When a movie pairs Alain Delon and Jean-Paul Belmondo, casting them as initially small-time crooks who work their way up the underworld ladder in 30's France, I think we have a right to expect something better than this. Pedestrian direction and a script that manages to be both dull and rushed make for a pretty unexciting movie. The stars are as charismatic as ever, but that isn't enough. (**)
frenchynla
in a 1920-30 era Marseille, 2 crooks fighting over the same woman will become partners to take control of the city's organized crime. Excellent acting from both Jean-Paul Belmondo and Alain Delon who ever since, stayed on top of the charts. Great soundtrack too!
