My Grading System

A+ = Masterpiece (I hold back on this one.) / A = Great. / A- = Really Good. / B+ = Good. / B = Decent (Serviceable). / B- = Flawed but okay (For those times there's something redeeming about the work). / C+ = Not very good (Skip it). C = Bad. / C- = Awful. / F = Complete Disaster (I hold back on this one too).

Note on Spoilers: I will try to avoid ruining a story by going into too much detail. But if I wish to include some revealing points to my analysis I will try to remember to add a separate spoiler paragraph.

Monday, February 14, 2011

Bob la Flambeur (1955)

Bob is a gentlemen gambler deciding to return to a life of crime when he loses all of his money in a horse race.  With a charming sense of humor and clever twists in the plot  Jean-Pierre Melville crafts a film noir that’s not like any American Film Noir produced.   There’s a lightness mixed in that one never takes serious.   Grade: B+
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