Fever Heat [re-release]
William Mishkin Motion Pictures | Release Date: July 27, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
80
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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100
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Its dark-toned cinematography by Henri Decaë still packs a wallop, and the screenplay has a refreshing sense of humor. Read full review
100
Portland OregonianShawn Levy
Not a masterpiece, but still fabulous. Read full review
88
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
A noir with a smile, and after all these years, its deft mixture of darkness and light still makes us smile. Read full review
80
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
The movie is a superb riff with a boffo finale, a terrific, cynical punch line, and a crazy closing image of Bob's Plymouth on an empty beach. Read full review
80
Washington PostStephen Hunter
Great picture? No. Cool picture? Oui. Not as good, I must say, as the sort of thing we moron yanks were doing on our own over here – "D.O.A." is much better. Read full review
75
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
Looks a lot like 1950s American gangster films -- particularly, John Huston's "The Asphalt Jungle" -- but it's decidedly French in its sexual candor and moral laissez-faire. Read full review
70
New Times (L.A.)Andy Klein
Shot in stylish black and white, with a memorably low-key performance from Duchesne, Bob le Flambeur is definitely worth checking out on the big screen in a fresh print. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderDave Kehr
The least characteristic movie Jean-Pierre Melville ever made. It replaces his sternly fatalistic philosophizing with a benign, genuinely comic spirit, and his rigidly classical style yields to a pleasant informality. Read full review
50
VarietyStaff [not credited]
Lacks the suspense, characterization and deft direction of the predecessor "Rififi." Read full review
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