Moustroll Good movie but grossly overrated

Kaydan Christian A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Maleeha Vincent It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

Jenni Devyn Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

afmalhabsyi Its just a simple story, with a simple point. this is one of my favorite classic movie!

Gremar John Tazarte A simple sad story of reality in poverty. A balance depiction of the cases of poor and rich. Most scenes are kinda boring.

Jack Hawkins (Hawkensian) 'Bicycle Thieves' is a sometimes poignant film about the plight of the 'little man' who has no contacts, no influence, no money, no nothing'.I must admit that the extremely high esteem in which it is held leaves me slightly at a loss. Its themes of wealth and class are clear but they rarely evoked much emotion within me for Antonio - our protagonist and victim of the titular bicycle thieves - is rather dull. The one and only exception to this is when he gleefully indulges at a local restaurant with his son Bruno. Alas, the pleasure it brings them is fleeting.I felt a modicum of indignation here and a degree of pathos there, but ultimately, 'Bicycle Thieves' did not compel me. Certainly not compared to the gritty kitchen sink fare of the British New Wave some years later. Rather, I appreciated it as a cinematic artefact; an educational experience rather than an entertaining one.

Leofwine_draca BICYCLE THIEVES has gone down in film history as a classic for its ability to transport the viewer effortlessly to a different time and place: to post-war Italy, blighted by poverty and restrictions on general life, where the mere possession of an ordinary push bike is the difference between life and death for an ordinary family.The film follows a father and his kid as they pursue the thief who has stolen the father's bicycle. There's no more plot to it than that, but the film uses the opportunity to explore mob violence, social realism, petty crime, justice, family relationships, and of course poverty. It's a well acted and realistic drama throughout, sometimes too realistic as it ultimately ends up being rather depressing. The film is beautifully shot and easy to watch despite the subsequent passing of the years.