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11 HARROWHOUSE (Twentitieth Century Fox):: This is one more lovable thieves, “perfect robbery” movie, a genre you might have thought Watergate eradicated forever. Wheezy as the central idea is (a billion dollar diamond heist), 11 Harrowhouse works thanks to its sheer preposterousness: the robbery is performed with the help of a giant vacuum cleaner and some hand-painted cockroaches.
SHORT TAKES
11 HARROWHOUSE (Twentitieth Century Fox):: This is one more lovable thieves, “perfect robbery” movie, a genre you might have thought Watergate eradicated forever. Wheezy as the central idea is (a billion dollar diamond heist), 11 Harrowhouse works thanks to its sheer preposterousness: the robbery is performed with the help of a giant vacuum cleaner and some hand-painted cockroaches. The main pleasure is Charles Grodin doing an affable variation of his Heartbreak Kid number; his off-screen narration is unfailingly witty.
