GENUINELY, one of the worst films I have ever had the misfortune to see. I don't know what possessed all those involved to agree to lend their names to this project, but it makes me highly suspicious about the validity of this remake, and whether the Cohen brothers are REALLY the people to be adapting a script of this nature. The performances are over- exaggerated and in point of fact actually not CAMP enough! Even the king of camp, namely Alan Rickman leaves us disappointed. I mean, we expect nuttiness from Cameron, but we see here that her Achilles heal is accents. Even I, as an Englishman, can hear she just doesn't have it, which is irritating and distracting. Colin Firth should stick to being who he is, and not allow himself to be so "directed". To sum up, this a complete car crash of a remake, which insults the original, and should never have reached the screen, and it says a good deal about the cynicism of the distributors that they still want to sell this drivel to the public. They will only ruin their reputations in doing so.
Review of Gambit
