AniInterview Sorry, this movie sucks

Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!

Neive Bellamy Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

Zandra The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Richard This is easily one of top 100 favourite films, and having just watched it again last night I felt compelled to finally write a review on it.The casting is wonderful, the acting is superb, the script is involved but very well thought out and so it makes for an intelligent film, the scenery and camera work are excellent, the dialogue is subtlety written, and the film has a wonderful ending. So what's not to like?For me this is one of those rare films where scene after scene is memorable, and each for their own reasons. My favourite scene is probably the one where Caine confronts his boss by the pool: the respect the two have for each other is wonderfully portrayed and presented, and Caine's look up to the sky immediately following the encounter shows the stress he was feeling during the confrontation - beautifully written, acted and shot!!Bad points? Honestly, there ain't many that this reviewer can find. I guess Shephard's character may seem over the top, but she would have charmed me every bit as much as she did Caine, and so his interest in her feels completely authentic.Another issue for some viewers may be the subtle dialogue and involved plot, but that's always going to be an issue with an intelligent film.So why would I not give this film a 10 like I would Ben Hur, Lawrence of Arabia, My Fair Lady, Charade, Lord of the Rings, or other classic masterpieces? Because those films all have some magic in them, and that's the one thing that Silver Bears lacks. It is superb in almost every way, but it lacks magic.To sum up, I regard Silver Bears as a highly underrated film, and if you appreciate great acting and intelligent plots, I reckon you'll really enjoy it.

fedor8 Just as I had expected, the IMDb viewer average is fairly low. This is due to several very obvious reasons (which I will nevertheless include here because what is my obvious may not be the average film-goer's obvious by a long shot).Firstly, the movie is good. Movie fans generally have a distaste for those.Secondly, in SB's entire 115 minutes there aren't any action scenes whatsoever. SB is all dialog. Not one punch is thrown, no explosions in sight ("oh no!"), not even someone running from someone else - or just to jog, not even that. The violence is only implied ("oh, shucks!"), on occasion threatened but it never amounts to even one drop of blood being spilled ("not fair!"). This is, of course, unacceptable for the average viewer who cannot sit still for 15 minutes and listen to people talk ("there's nuthin' going' on in this them da here film!"), much less 115 minutes. That's simply asking too much.Thirdly, the abundant dialog is nearly all wheeling-dealing, various schemes being discussed, traps being prepared, capers organized, and so on, i.e. far too convoluted for the typical movie-goer whose favourite movie is something even a frog can understand, something like the IMDb perennial favourite, "The Shawshank Redemption", which these tiny minds consider a complex character study just because there are characters in it that they can study (until they finally grasp even that story). Even the intricate world of international banking and finance becomes a major element of SB, and this must have served as a sort of last straw for those who were already fidgeting nervously in their seats, hungry for bombs to go of, going "whoosh!". ("Booo-riiing!")To top it all off, the final insult to the typical film fan: no anti-Capitalist left-wing message. ("All them bankers and not even a hint of Viva la Revolucion? Me no like!") SB could have been the most talky film in the universe, and dull as hell, but if only it had a typical liberal attack on "Western Imperialism" or something of that propagandist nature, the film-buffy masses would have been quickly appeased and would have forgiven SB for all its imagined "flaws".SB is a very entertaining crime comedy, admittedly without any moments that are belly-laugh-inducing, but with a number of amusing scenes and fun and interesting plot-twists. An excellent cast had been assembled for this overlooked movie, with Caine carrying it all as well as he (nearly) always does. However, in some ways it is Cybill Shepherd who steals the spotlight with the amazing dits, vivaciousness and energy she brings to her role. Jay Leno, who played clips from this movie several times in his show, isn't half-bad as an actor; after all, what would you call hosting that NBC program all these years? That is acting, what else would it be.I can understand the disappointment and anger of a Wes Anderson fan, who perhaps expected more weird-for-the-sake-of-it embarrassing grimacing/mugging by a cast of nepotistic semi-amateurs, but you can always find that in WA's films. No need to expect EVERY comedy to be as awful as that.

Kieran Green 'Silver Bears' is an enjoyable Clever caper in the tradition of 'The Sting' & 'Matchstick Men' Sir Michael Caine plays "Doc" Fletcher a Financial wizard who is sent by Mafia boss Joe Fiore Martin Balsam to buy a bank in Switzerland in order to launder their profits. Caine purchases a premises which is rather shabby and located above a pizzeria. Jourdan suggests that Caine invests in a silver mine owned by strange persian siblings Stéphane Audran and David Warner. the Silver mine attracts the attention of some of the most powerful people in the silver business. all is not what it seems as everyone is out to swindle Caine and company 'Silver Bears' also stars a fresh faced Jay Leno and kooky Cybill Shepherd.

manuel-pestalozzi ... turns out to be silver laundering. That's what this maybe overly cerebral movie is about. Most of the protagonists try to give their criminal actions a whiff of legality by diverting the flow of money to Switzerland. It was an item then as it is now. Almost all the action is set in Switzerland, in the Italian speaking part south of the Alps, to be exact. And Switzerland is basically boring (i.e. no shots fired, no bloodletting, no moans or shrieks in the night). Nonetheless, the movie has some beautiful scenes. The way the freshly arrived crooks find out that their bank's offices is above a crummy pizza parlor, for example. Or the visit in the shady count's empty palazzo. The count takes one of the elegant, anorexic chairs and smashes it to the ground to stoke the fire. (Then he hands a chair to Caine. He should have smashed it likewise, to the dismay of the Count - what are you doing? - who meant that one to be sat on. Instead Caine just sits down - a missed opportunity!!) Also very good is the scene in the small private plane which runs into some serious turbulence, with the Count very scared an Caine not scared at all, taking the opportunity to clarify options and attitudes. Louis Jourdan, who plays the Count, is a mayor asset to the movie. Cibyll Shepherd is in one of her better parts here (interesting wardrobe and make-up) and also has a few really good scenes. Overall this movie is worth watching.