Woody Allen,
Tracey Ullman,
Hugh Grant,
Elaine May,
Tony Darrow
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Thirty-one years after Take the Money and Run, Woody Allen returns to a life of crime in this broad comedy. Allen plays Ray Winkler, a low-brow con man who is married to Frenchy (Tracy Ullman), a form... read more
DVD Release Date: December 19, 2000
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October 19, 2008At the risk of sounding too repetitive (because I mention it in like every Woody review I do), I honestly don't know why people accuse Allen's work of deteriorating over the years. This is just as funny, if not funnier than, his early 70s works. I like it just as much as Sex, and... read more
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March 4, 2012As preposterous as it is, Small Time Crooks is an effective, often hilarious, Woody Allen comedy. The script is full of witty dialogue, in classic Allen style, and keeps the film fresh with a number of plot twists. Good acting all around, with an especially good chemistry between... read more
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January 31, 2009This movie is really dumb. It started out okay, but just went downhill from there. I don't recommend it.
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December 30, 2011This is not one of Woody Allen's shining moments, but it isn't one of his absolute clunkers either. (Although, as a biased superfan, there are only 2, maybe 3 movies I'd put in that category anyway.) I enjoyed the movie as I was watching it, but now as I think back on it, I have ... read more
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November 25, 2011Passable late-Woody Allen. Some genuinely big laughs along the way in a very 1940s-esque tale of a couple of long-time married hustlers on the make. Entertaining if not among Woody's best.
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February 10, 2011This is so odd, it almost seems real . Another guy who is freshly
out of the prison system, and who wants to play it right this time,
almost does . Although, job's aren't yelling for his skills . So, what's
a guy to do ? His wife has hi... read more
Critic Reviews
January 1, 2000
Susan Stark, Detroit News
January 1, 2000
Mark Caro, Chicago Tribune
These people offer no sense that they exist beyond the bits of exposition that Allen has written into his screenplay.
January 1, 2000
Tom Keogh, Film.com
This is vintage Allen, his powers intact after a string of increasingly cranky, creaky films in the last few years.
January 1, 2000
Philip Wuntch, Dallas Morning News
The ensemble cast performs in perfect cadence. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Mike Clark, USA Today
It plays more like a second draft than a final product.
January 1, 2000
Louis B. Parks, Houston Chronicle
Allen's performance, like the movie, feels less manic than his standard comic persona. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Small Time Crooks, isn't anywhere near as hilarious as I hoped it would be.
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The characters in Small Time Crooks are smarter, edgier and more original than the dreary crowd in so many new comedies. Full Review
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