Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.

Steineded How sad is this?

Bea Swanson This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

Cheryl A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

MartinHafer This film was fun, though it's also easy to skip. In some ways, it's quite enjoyable and in others it's a little slight--especially when it comes to the romance. When the film begins, you see that Barney Lincoln (Warren Beatty) is an international playboy who loves to gamble...and win. However, you soon see how he's so good--as he breaks into the company (Mission: Impossible style) that manufactures cards for the casinos. Why? So he can mark the plates and thus be able to read all the cards*. Along the way, he gets hooked up with a screwy girl, Angel (Susannah York). This is problematic, as she then tells her father all about Barney and his incredible card playing...and he works for Scotland Yard. The film, however, doesn't go where you think as Daddy is not interested in arresting Barney but forcing him to do a job for him. What's the job and how will it all work out....well, see the film.Watching Beatty breaking in and then playing a high-stakes game of poker was very enjoyable. His romance with York, however, never seemed very convincing nor romantic. I think if they'd have improved this angle, they would have made the film more engaging and more of a must-see affair.*It's hard to imagine no one spotting the marks on the cards-- especially because these are multi-million dollar casinos. This just didn't make much sense.

JasparLamarCrabb A fun mod comedy starring Warren Beatty as a wealthy American gambling his way across Europe. Of course, he's cheating (in a very clever way) and raising the suspicions of Scotland yard Inspector Clive Revill and raising the interest of free-spirited Susannah York. Revill recruits Beatty to help him nab nasty drug kingpin Eric Porter. It's all cleverly made, fast moving and very fun. Beatty is terrific and York is a great match for him. They really click, showing much the same chemistry that Beatty would have with Julie Christie in the '70s. Directed with an extremely light touch by Jack Smight and featuring a score by Stanley Myers that mixes pop, jazz and Indian sounds together. Murray Melvin has a brief role as a very efficient policeman. A welcome piece of entertainment considering it follows Beatty's involvement in the lousy PROMISE HER ANYTHING and the head-scratching MICKEY ONE.

moonspinner55 Warren Beatty struggled through a few duds in-between his star-making role in "Splendor In The Grass" and his re-emergence as a superstar in "Bonnie & Clyde". This film, though Warren is good in it, is incredibly slim. The production looks great, there's livelier-than-usual pacing from director Jack Smight, but it's just a puff piece--and not likely to be something Beatty is very proud of. Plot has a scam-artist in Europe breaking into a playing card factory and changing the reverse designs into code (I kid you not) so he can successfully cheat at all the top casinos! Much of the film is exposition, a big build-up to the climax, and supporting players Susannah York and Clive Revill are left without much to do. Flashy outing certainly looks handsome, but it's swinging '60s balderdash. ** from ****

bradnfrank Though not credited (and probably unauthorized), this film is clearly based on the James Bond novel "Casino Royale" by Ian Fleming. In fact, it's more like the novel than the 1967 film "Casino Royale". The initial set-up of the story is very different - it has nothing to do with spies, and Beatty's character is not based on Bond; but his attempt to out-gamble a villain, and the subsequent events, will be very familiar to anyone who has read the book. Bond fans who have wished for a faithful adaptation of "Casino Royale" should check out this film. *****************************************************ADDENDA: I wrote the above comments in February of 2001. It's now November 2006, and a new "official" version of "Casino Royale" is in theaters. It's one of the best Bond films ever, and very faithful to Fleming's original book. But I still heartily recommend "Kaleidoscope" to Bond fans (and others).