It is difficult to imagine a world where car chases are new and this film was certainly in uncharted territory when this film was shot.
But the car chase is really all there is to the film. The set up is slow and the "women as objects" and men as "the cheeky rogue" is just juvenile and tedious. So, the reason why the Austin Powers films are funny - women going crazy over him for no logical reason - is played as serious here. So the whole nymphomaniac fantasy concept just seems lame.
The pacing is pretty slow and there's no by-play or sub-plot to help hold interest. It's just one long "and here's how we did what we told you we would do". I am sure fans of the film will say my points are invalid, but I offer them not to negate the popularity of the film, but to warn those that haven't seen it to not expect some kind of "Mission: Impossible!" 60s adventure. It's 13 whining guys stealing gold. Brilliant car chase sequences.
But the car chase is really all there is to the film. The set up is slow and the "women as objects" and men as "the cheeky rogue" is just juvenile and tedious. So, the reason why the Austin Powers films are funny - women going crazy over him for no logical reason - is played as serious here. So the whole nymphomaniac fantasy concept just seems lame.
The pacing is pretty slow and there's no by-play or sub-plot to help hold interest. It's just one long "and here's how we did what we told you we would do". I am sure fans of the film will say my points are invalid, but I offer them not to negate the popularity of the film, but to warn those that haven't seen it to not expect some kind of "Mission: Impossible!" 60s adventure. It's 13 whining guys stealing gold. Brilliant car chase sequences.