7/10
A Naive and Theatrical Delightful Movie for the Whole Family
10 November 2003
In Christmas, three prisoners - Joseph (Humphrey Bogart), Albert (Aldo Ray) and Jules (Peter Ustinov) - escape from the Devil Island to a French small coastal town. They decide to robber a store, to get some money and clothes and travel by ship to another place. They pretend to be there to fix the roof, but pretty soon they realize that the financial condition of the family Ducotel is not good. Andre Tochard (Basil Rathbone), the selfish and mean owner of the establishment, explores the family Ducotel. The three convicts spend the Christmas night with the Ducotel and are so well treated by the family that they decide to help them. Their pet will help them to fix the situation.

This movie is a typical family entertainment. Naive and theatrical, it belongs to a romantic period where the society could buy the idea of helping criminals and spending Christmas night with them. The viewer certainly will not be disappointed with such a delightful entertainment. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Não Somos Anjos" ("We Are not Angels")
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