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From my favorite movies..

It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

not a comedy. not an brilliant example of ironic view about art market. or seductive love story with few memorable scenes. but a charming story about tricks, meetings, suspense and Audrey Hepburn in a fantastic role. and, maybe, useful revelation for discover Peter O 'Toole as great comedian. a film who challenges the viewer in many ways. this is the basic source of its charm. and the explanation for its success. because all is lovely, acid and touching. emotions, the statue, Hugh Griffith 's performance. and the clash between revelations and the tension of the work of impeccable fake thief are pieces for recreate the nostalgia. for a period, for a manner to make romantic films, for a lost form of innocent, wise, bitter and full of impressive sparkles movies.

Romantic comedy about a woman (Audrey Hepburn) who must steal a statue from a Paris museum to help conceal her father (Hugh Griffith)'s art forgeries, and the man (Peter O'Toole) who helps her.At this point in his career, William Wyler was a legend and had made many successful films and critical hits. This is a man who had been working for decades in a variety of genres. And yet, after all those years, this may be one of his most entertaining.We start with the fun idea of paintings being forged, with the incredible character actor Hugh Griffith. I wish Griffith had done more films, because he seems to have taken anything people would give him, ending up in a few AIP films. And then we have a comedy for the next two hours. The description says "romantic comedy", but I think that does not really do the film justice. It is not the modern idea of what we call a "rom com".

A rather conventional caper where Peter O'Toole, a detective, masquerades as a burglar to get more information on art forger Hugh Griffith. He meets Griffith's daughter, Audrey Hepburn, during a burglary attempt and the two quickly fall for each other.Complications arise when Griffith signs for one of his prize statues to be insured, but that signature requires a thorough examination of the piece that will certainly prove that the latter is not authentic.O'Toole aids Hepburn in the heist so as to protect her father from prison.Kudos to Griffith, who Director William Wyler obviously remembered from "Ben-Hur" for a much better performance here as quite a colorful character. O'Toole is debonair. Hepburn acts like she is back in "Roman Holiday," and Charles Boyer appears all too briefly.The film becomes rather inane once the burglary has taken place.

Who does not love Audrey Hepburn, and those quirky movies she made?! This is another, but it has some special features. Director William Wyler and Writer George Bradshaw have done a delicious job with some special touches you won't see in most films. First, the characters are given time to consider their responses. This is in such contrast to today's rapid-fire delivery. You see the emotions develop on the faces of Peter O'Toole and Audrey. Second, there are some zinger lines, which I cannot divulge but they are so unexpectedly funny we rolled. Third, it is in glorious color as appropriate for a 1960s film. No grainy low- quality transfer here, Lord love you. I will have to mention this, as it is not a crucial plot point but an annoyance, which made me give this 9 stars instead of 10. Audrey goes weak- kneed for the first kiss from the man. I don't know, what this really 1966 standard behavior? I wish I had kissed more strangers in 1966, woulda been a lot more fun than stamp collecting. Ah well, c'est la vie. Watch it with a friend and have a blast!