if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

For the first 30 minutes of this movie, I wondered what the hell its makers were playing at. True, there is a satisfying sequence wherein printing machinery moves in time to Beatles' music (thank you, Walt Disney), but the film does not really engross our interest until the introduction of Eric Porter's character. At this point, everything seems to improve: The script becomes bright and witty, and even the sets, camera angles, photography and editing suddenly become more interesting. Of course, what really gives the move genuine flavor, is Eric Portman's performance. But it's sad to report that Miss York is not up to her usual high standard, Perhaps the blame resides with director Jack Smight whose over-fondness for close-ups is not always flattering. I can just see Smight arguing with the photographer, Chris Challis, right now: "Who cares if it's not flattering! It will look good on TV – and that's all that counts!" No wonder producer Jerry Gershwin declined a credit!

People often say that major movie stars are just themselves in one role after another... Certainly many successful leading men and women do maintain a more or less consistent identity from one movie to the next...Beatty's characterization of Barney Lincoln is full of subtle, precise detail... He is a trained professional, whose cheating methods is to mark high value cards...Barney knows how to get the job done, and understands when things are getting a little too tough... But as an up-and-coming poker player facing a long-time master of the game, his cunning is tested through bluff and double bluff... Not only is there a huge fortune at stake, but also his status of being the luckiest gambler of them all...Susannah York seems to have quite a flush of youthful beauty as the spirited blonde in pursue of a handsome young player chasing his win on the Baccarat table...The film is not a complete bore, but you won't think too much about it once it's over...

Ok, so it's not going to win any awards for originality, but Beatty looks the part, Susannah looks beautiful and it all bumps along at a pleasant pace. I'm lucky enough to own a Technicolor print of this film and boy - the colours alone are enough to bring a smile to your face. A real slice of swinging '60s nostalgia.

The movie isn't really a comedy, or suspenseful. It relies on Beatty's charms (who does "deliver") and one good idea. However, interesting at first, you know where it's going, and the whole thing becomes too predictable and unbelievable. I kept waiting for something original to come out of the blue, but that never happened. Warren is a much better criminal in Bonnie and Clyde, $ (1972) and others.PS Instead of Susannah (Angel) throwing the gun to the water, she could have given it to Warren (Barney!...) and he would have lost it somehow. Whatever. Not a total waste of time.