An unenterprising heist movie from Italy. It's very much a talky and long-winded affair although it has some notable moments of style which is unsurprising given it was made in Italy in the 1960s. The lead is a Dean Martin lookalike but has none of his talent and '70s cult star Gaston Moschin is wasted in a small role. The one fun scene is the heist itself, an absolutely preposterous moment and yet elaborate and funny with it. The rest? Forgettable.
5 Reviews
Where is RAY MASTER?
larryanderson18 August 2019
A rare but entertaining Euro-Spy entry.
larryanderson18 August 2019
This is more of a Heist film as the characters all want to steal a large diamond from Bangkok Princess Ratana. They steal a fake and then fly to Thailand to grab the real stone and replace it with the stolen fake. In order to grab the stone they devise an elaborate "anti-Gravity" tube system in order to beat the state-of-the-art alarm system protecting the gem. Once they have it, the "other" group of thieves capture them and make them give up the haul. The first gang gets it back only to loose it again. Felix Martin leads the cast with Liana Orfei (Famous from the Orfei Circus in Italy and Sword & Sandal movies). Liana gets SLAPPED three time in the movie. Not a nice way to treat one of my favorite actresses. Felix Martin leaves his room in a yellow robe and strangely arrives at the pool in a red robe. There is also this confusing bit where a killer, who looks like Martin wants to push him off the roof. (It is obvious that the same actor is playing both parts). At least the Heist premise is somewhat new even though all the secondary roles are old news. I did enjoy watching it and found it worthwhile. Larry Anderson.
Diamonds may be a man's best friend....but this film is a man's worst enemy!
gridoon20243 May 2012
Warning: Spoilers
Martens is a professional jewel thief / playboy who steals a diamond worth a billion US dollars from a princess' crown. Unfortunately for him, it's a fake, so he goes to Bangkok, Thailand to steal the real one from the national museum. He has faithful sidekicks to help him, but others (don't ask me who they are, I have no idea) wait until he completes his operation to get the diamond for themselves.
Wow, this film is so forgettable that you may even forget you have forgotten it! Plot and characters are nondescript, even the on-location filming in exotic Thailand is indifferent. If you didn't like my title pun in the summary above, I can make another one: "Ray Master l'insufferabile"! 0.5 out of 4 stars.
Wow, this film is so forgettable that you may even forget you have forgotten it! Plot and characters are nondescript, even the on-location filming in exotic Thailand is indifferent. If you didn't like my title pun in the summary above, I can make another one: "Ray Master l'insufferabile"! 0.5 out of 4 stars.
I'm still shaking my head in disbelief
bensonmum219 August 2019
Warning: Spoilers
The Quick Pitch: A thief comes up with an elaborate scheme to rob a diamond valued at $1 billion from a heavily guarded museum in Thailand.
Diamonds are a Man's Best Friend is the kind of 60s heist movie I usually go for. European and other exotic locations, a well-crafted scheme, reasonably good acting, a groovy 60s soundtrack, and plenty of twists and turns along the way - that's what you find in a lot of my favorite heist movies. And while you get a lot of that in Diamonds Are a Man's Best Friend, what it lacks is believability. The movie features one of the most ridiculous looking robberies ever put on film. It all starts to go horribly wrong about half-way through the heist. Earlier in the movie, the characters had mentioned something about a vacuum, but when I, as a viewer, saw exactly what the thieves were up to, I had to laugh in disbelief. I thought they planned to use a vacuum to extract the diamond from the room where it was kept. I had no idea they intended to create / build a vacuum in the museum room so they could fly overhead and pluck the diamond from its resting spot. I'm not a scientist, but I'm confident this wouldn't work the way it's presented. What about gravity? And even if it would, watching the robber float about the room in what amounts to a spacesuit is mind-bogglingly stupid. The movie does redeem itself in the last act, but the damage had already been done.
4/10
Diamonds are a Man's Best Friend is the kind of 60s heist movie I usually go for. European and other exotic locations, a well-crafted scheme, reasonably good acting, a groovy 60s soundtrack, and plenty of twists and turns along the way - that's what you find in a lot of my favorite heist movies. And while you get a lot of that in Diamonds Are a Man's Best Friend, what it lacks is believability. The movie features one of the most ridiculous looking robberies ever put on film. It all starts to go horribly wrong about half-way through the heist. Earlier in the movie, the characters had mentioned something about a vacuum, but when I, as a viewer, saw exactly what the thieves were up to, I had to laugh in disbelief. I thought they planned to use a vacuum to extract the diamond from the room where it was kept. I had no idea they intended to create / build a vacuum in the museum room so they could fly overhead and pluck the diamond from its resting spot. I'm not a scientist, but I'm confident this wouldn't work the way it's presented. What about gravity? And even if it would, watching the robber float about the room in what amounts to a spacesuit is mind-bogglingly stupid. The movie does redeem itself in the last act, but the damage had already been done.
4/10
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