Fresh
A work of superb yet unpretentious film craftsmanship by a past master and an impeccable cast and crew.
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Overview
Betty and Victor, a rather ill-matched couple, tour unobtrusively around France in their motor-home, earning their living as petty con artists, until one day they find themselves involved in an international money scam which takes them on a globe-trotting adventure.
Director and cast
- Claude Chabrol Director
- Isabelle Huppert as Betty
- Michel Serrault as Victor
- François Cluzet as Maurice
- Jean-François Balmer as Monsieur K
- Jackie Berroyer as Robert Chatillon
- Thomas Chabrol as Swiss Desk Clerk
- Mony Dalmès as Signora Trotti
- Jean Benguigui as Guadeloupe Gangster
- Greg Germain as Chatty man
- Nathalie Kousnetzoff as Blond woman
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
65%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Even when it threatens to sink into the familiar mechanics of a double-dealing heist story, Chabrol keeps curiosity piqued, the actors delightful and the outcome in sufficient question.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Rotten
A failed attempt at frivolity.
Amy Taubin, Village Voice
Fresh
Like The Grifters and Bound, The Swindle succeeds because, in addition to telling an engaging crime story with vivid characters, it never takes itself too seriously.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Rotten
This is a piece of fluff that dissolves like a sugar cube as you watch it.
Paul Tatara, CNN.com
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