Review of Gambit

Gambit (1966)
6/10
If you watch this flick on the same day that you see . . .
6 January 2018
Warning: Spoilers
. . . ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD, you'll be able to compare and contrast the American oil billionaires of Yesteryear such as the former's J. Paul Getty with the cultured Emirate-style Oil Titans of Today (the first of whom is doubtless GAMBIT's "Ahmad Shahbandar). ALL THE MONEY documents J. Paul with an essentially infantile relationship to Great (that is, expensive) Art. He lacks the acumen to differentiate an Ancient Minotaur carving worth $1.2 million in 1960s dollars from a fifteen-buck museum gift shop souvenir knock-off. As he pathetically paws a priceless masterpiece while drooling in his dying pose, viewers would not be surprised to hear J. Paul slobber out "Rosebud" as his final lament. Mr. Shahbandar, on the other hand, knows his Rembrandts from his Picassos, and takes great pains to safeguard the well-being of the World Heritage Cultural Milestones his great wealth has entrusted to his care. Most of the Gettys and other Fat Cat American Billionaires feature such missing body parts as ears, hearts, and brains, ALL THE MONEY shows. Conversely, GAMBIT illustrates that Aladdin will polish as many lamps as you can give him.
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