Classe tous risques 1960

Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Doesn't quite rate lost-classic status, but it's done with a great deal of dexterity, intelligence and an appealing end-of-'50s cool. Read more

Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: Even though the film isn't considered a rule-breaking classic, its straight face holds up quite nicely, thank you. Read more

Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: To come across Classe Tous Risques is like discovering a bottle of marvelous French wine you didn't remember you had, opening it and finding it every bit as delicious as its reputation promised. Read more

Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor: The late Claude Sautet was one of the best, and perhaps the most underappreciated, of the great French directors who came to prominence in the '50s and '60s. Read more

Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: A doozy of a French gangster pic that, in its beautifully refurbished and pithily resubtitled re-release, turns out to be one of the highlights of the 2005 movie year. Read more

John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press: The rerelease of Classe Tous Risques makes you wonder how many other movies this good got scuttled by the French new wave. Read more

Jan Stuart, Newsday: Belmondo is the clincher: He's got so much jaunty charisma, the screen can barely contain him. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: A crisp, smart, cynical film about dishonor among thieves. Read more

Trevor Johnston, Time Out: Sautet's characteristic restraint lacks the killer snap of Melville at his best, and the impetus rather flags as events proceed. Read more

J. Hoberman, Village Voice: The new titles are flavorsome, and the restoration is up to Rialto's previous high standards -- shades of gray with the pale glow of an overcast autumn sky. Read more