Chapter 71: Stalemate

However, before Adrian could arrange for someone to say it, someone had already done so.

"An amusing, even somewhat comical film, where the dramatic lives of the male and female leads are filled with an ironic flavor, exaggerated like a stage play, almost every line worthy of savoring. If you add more of that nagging narration, it would have Woody Allen's style," wrote a film critic from the Los Angeles Times after seeing the movie.

There were several articles calling numbers, but this was the first to say so, and it immediately gained the approval of many people, who then compared it with Woody Allen's other works. Although these critics sometimes have diametrically opposed views, they do have professional quality. With such comments, "Small Time Crooks" garnered a lot more attention, even Woody Allen in New York was hounded by reporters for his opinion on the film.

"A very interesting concept," the little old man mumbled reluctantly when pressed.