Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!

Spoonatects Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

Nicole I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Rexanne It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

Hitchcoc This is neurosis personified. Woody plays a small-time thief who can do nothing right. He is thrown in prison when he screws up the note that he gives to the teller at a bank. There is a bologna stain that makes "gun" look like "gub." Now we are in for a ride as he tries to negotiate prison. At one point he carves a gun out of a bar of soap and uses shoe polish to make it look more real. Of course, he tries his prison break during a rainstorm and ends up with a hand full of suds. There are numerous scenes like this as the poor schmuck tries to lead a life of crime and fails at every juncture. Allen's great talent is that he takes routine movie clichés and creates a what if? Simply, what if this goes horribly wrong. Woody usually lands on his feet and probably owes that to the similar humor of Charlie Chaplain. This is certainly worth a look, though it is uneven, he puts forth and interesting character study.

Dalbert Pringle Favorite Movie quote - "I couldn't believe that this idiot was a criminal!" Though far from being what I would call one of Woody Allen's best comedies, Take The Money And Run, in and of itself, certainly contained its fair share of really marvellous moments, both in its hilarious, rapid-fire one-liners, as well as its priceless, well-timed sight gags that more than just tickled this delighted viewer's funny-bone.Here in his first outing as writer, star and director, Woody Allen plays (as only Woody Allen could possibly play) Virgil Starkwell, a completely hopeless criminal-failure from New Jersey who, at 18, decides to become a pool hustler in order to prove his manhood.Through candid interviews from those who knew him well, we quickly learn the real story of Virgil's pitiful criminal past before he is finally captured by the FBI (after countless botched jail breaks) and sent up for an 800-year term in prison.In between all of Virgil's criminal incompetence you'll be glad to know, I'm sure, that, yes, he does take time out for romance as he finds himself wrapped up in the loving arms of luscious Louise.From blackmail, to murder plots, to life on a chain-gang, to committing just about every petty crime in the book, Take The Money and Run, which clearly showcases Woody Allen's signature atheist/pinko viewpoint, is a 1960's farce that is certainly well-worth a view.

Martin Teller Take the Money and RunThis was my favorite Woody when I was a young fella. I guess the rapid succession of quick little gags appealed to me. Now I'm less amused by it (perhaps partly due to overexposure) but there are some great bits. The whole "gub" thing is really inspired, and the chain gang scene, and some of the small throwaway jokes like the "disguises" Virgil's parents wear. Others fall kinda flat, but there's nothing truly awful in the entire movie. Although not one of the greats, it's generally a fun time.Rating: 7/10

Claudio Carvalho The clumsy Virgil Starkwell (Woody Allen) is bullied when he is a child. Then he decides to play cello, but without musical talent, the loser joins a street gang and ends in prison. When he escapes, he meets the laundry worker Louise (Janet Margolin) and lies to her, telling that he plays cello in the symphonic orchestra. He is arrested in a hold up and Louise finds him in prison. He breaks out and flees with Louise to another state. He tries to be honest but he is incapable to fit in any job. When he finally finds a job position suitable for his intellect, he is blackmailed by a colleague and returns to his criminal life. But his heists are disastrous and he always ends in prison."Take the Money and Run" is the second film by Woody Allen in a documentary style the same way he does with "Zelig" in 1983, and tells the saga of a clumsy smalltime thief. The last time I had seen this film was on 22 August 1999 and this time I found it still enjoyable, but less than the last time. Virgil Starkwell is an incompetent loser obsessed with bank heists. The narrative and interviews in the documentary style of the 60's and 70's have hilarious moments and is closed by the funny interview of his neighbor that asks to the interviewer how an imbecile like Virgil could plan the heist of banks. My vote is seven.Title (Brazil): "Um Assaltante Bem Trapalhão" ("A Very Clumsy Thief")