
Dishwasher and small-fry criminal Ray hits on a plan with his partners in crime to re-open a local pizza place and dig through to the bank down the street. As his wife can't cook pizza but does great cookies, that's what they sell. While the no-hope tunnellers get lost underground, the cookie operation really takes off and the team find themselves rich business people. But the other local money isn't quite ready to accept them.... (Full plot summary below)
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Dishwasher and small-fry criminal Ray hits on a plan with his partners in crime to re-open a local pizza place and dig through to the bank down the street. As his wife can't cook pizza but does great cookies, that's what they sell. While the no-hope tunnellers get lost underground, the cookie operation really takes off and the team find themselves rich business people. But the other local money isn't quite ready to accept them.
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| Film Journal InternationalHarry HaunWhat it lacks in weight and depth, it more than compensates for in enjoyment. |
| Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeySunnier and sillier than most of Allen's recent work, makes its belly laughs heartwarming. It's a most winning movie about losers. |
| San Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannA delicious comedy that starts out promisingly as a pleasant gag comedy but then turns unexpectedly into a bright social satire. |
| Film.comTom KeoghThis is vintage Allen, his powers intact after a string of increasingly cranky, creaky films in the last few years. |
| Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasThe plot is lively and the dialogue packs many good laughs. |
| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenEverything gels in Small Time Crooks, thanks largely to the chemistry between Woody Allen and the remarkable Tracey Ullman. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatThe talented comedian Tracey Ullman carries this comedy with her élan and spunky contentiousness. |
| Movie MomNell MinowUllman and Grant are fun to watch, but the real standout performance is Elaine May as Frenchy's dim-witted cousin. |
| Apollo GuideDan JardineSmall Time Crooks stacks up pretty favourably to Woody's cinematic debut. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertDumb as they (allegedly) are, the characters in Small Time Crooks are smarter, edgier and more original than the dreary crowd in so many new comedies. |