Highly enjoyable mid-sixties fluff. A well-teamed Michael Caine and Shirley MacLaine play a thief and his not so willing cohort. Caine attempts to steal a priceless statue from the world's wealthiest man (Herbert Lom) and pays MacLaine to help him. Things do NOT go as Caine plans. Lom, looking very tanned, is on to him immediately and MacLaine gives him more trouble than he expected. Directed by Ronald Neame, the film is a fun, cleverly scripted caper. Caine and MacLaine have terrific chemistry and Lom, usually playing high strung characters, is very good in a rare low-key performance. The swinging music score is by Maurice Jarre and Clifford Stine was responsible for the (very colorful) photography.
Review of Gambit
