Too much of everything

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

*** This review may contain spoilers ***All the time I watched the movie on TV fragments and only recently (can a month ago) I have decided to look since the beginning and up to the end "at assessment" so to speak. and the movie should be told that still a hogwash.we will begin with the fact that show us the certain red unpleasant insurer on a physiognomy who откудато has returned and has gone to insure the car to a mironov at once (it is unclear by the way Why to us further about him show. that even more questions have arisen?) and right there with the God's help defines that that thief. Yes, he for the first time sees the person. doesn't know at all from where he has a car, but draws a conclusion that he is a thief. and of course it is time to manage mob killings. yes the fascist the judge дредд is far more fair than this detochkin.Further show as he with the accomplice hijack the car... and whom was that accomplice? why nobody catches him and about him further nothing is told? what for gang at this detochkin? how does he in general hire people in the sect of fighters?Show as Mironov does to the aunt a margin on a foreign player. and what? so do everywhere and constantly. he doesn't force her to take this player violently? no. and her it isn't vital, can go and try to agree to other seller also as I arranged to him. in what then his crime? about what theft does the father-in-law constantly speak? and for what at the end of a mironov want to put? if on all this there are no answers, then why was in general to him to pay so much attention in the movie?Further. pursuit. why the cop hasn't called the backup on the radio set? I understand that the first years the German tanks perfectly mowed clean t34 Izz of the fact that they had no radio sets and they acted isn't coordinated, but it was necessary to take out from this? for example the fact that the militia has to have radio sets. and if Detochkin delivers him so in the wood and has killed, then and all? end of investigation?OK, all right. Court. for what reason the people in general support a detochkin? therefore чо he transferred money to orphanage? ever nobody robed these people чтоль? untamed all? though it will become easier for somebody if the person who has robbed him tells that he gave everything to orphans? Comparison of a detochkin with Robin a buzzing came across, but Robin stole from feudal lords who couldn't but peel the people, and деточкин robs the first comers because чтото it seems to him...What morals at this movie? what sense? what message? if it seems to you that the person which you meet the thief and you want to achieve justice whether then check him the car you hijack?

"Beware of the Car" is one of the icons of the old Soviet cinema.(Note: there will be spoilers because it seems that the viewers not familiar with the Soviet culture struggle to understand what the movie is about.)The film is both a comedy and an over-the-top thriller parody. It follows a modest insurance agent Detochkin who uses the insider knowledge about his clients to hijack their cars. Incidentally, Detochkin befriends the police detective who is leading the investigation of his cases.The twist is that Detochkin does not steal to profit, but donates all the proceeds to the orphanages, and his victims are only crooks and corrupt officials. So Detochkin is essentially a vigilante.The idea of an honest vigilante thief was unusual and original enough to carry the plot for most Soviet viewers. Otherwise, it is a light comedy, in the sweetly naive spirit of the times as expressed by a supporting character, Detochkin's fiancée: "You're thinking like a five-years-old child!" Much of the film is carried by mostly untranslatable jokes and comedic performances of the stars of the golden age of the Soviet cinema: Papanov, Mironov, Efremov, Aroseva. Smoktunovsky was undoubtedly one of the greatest actors who ever lived but seems to be miscast here: I will always remember him as Hamlet; he always carries this drama with him.A classic comedy, but sadly, I think most of it will be lost to the uninitiated. Hollywood could make a dumbed-down remake though, that might work.

"Beware of the Car" aka "Uncommon Thief" or "Watch Out for the Automobile" is the comedy directed by one of the most famous and talented Soviet directors Edgar Ryazanov in 1966. Eldar Ryazanov, the master of the comedies, one of the most beloved Soviet and Russian directors, had directed many masterpieces, and I am not afraid to say so. I've seen his films when they were first released, and I've seen them many times since and they just don't get old or outdated. They are brilliant, they are sparkling, they are not slapstick laugh-out-loudly comedies, they are rather lyrical delicate dramedies and they are fabulous. The writing is always first class. Ryazanov often wrote the screenplays for his movies, and his best ones were the result of his cooperation with Emil Braginskiy - just like in "Beregis' avtomobilya". One of the most talented Russian film composers, Andrei Petrov who had written music scores for over 80 films and worked with Georgi Daneliya, George Cukor, Daniil Khrabrovitsky, Leonid Menaker, and Aleksei German among many others, had written his most beautiful melodious and recognizable scores and songs for Edgar Ryazanov. If I start talking about the actors who played in Ryazanov's B/W early comedy, "Beregis' Avtomobilya", someone would have to stop me. Who is who of the Soviet big screen and drama stage took the roles, even the small cameos in his funny and sad comedy/mystery/satire/crime/romance and every actor/actress is perfect.The timid, shy, modest and sweet insurance agent, the loving son and diligent employee of an insurance company, the actor of amateur theater (where his next role will be a coveted Hamlet in Shakespeare's tragedy) Jury Detochkin (the genius Innokenty Smoktunovsky. If you don't believe me, watch any of his movies, just the one. "Hamlet" aka "Gamlet",1964 would be more than enough to convince you) has a hidden site nobody is aware of. He is an irreconcilable fighter for justice who proves to be a clever, creative and mysterious car thief that steals the personal automobiles from those whom he considers as dishonest people. He sells the cars, and donated the money to his favorite charity, the children's homes. Detochkin never takes any money for himself and acts like a modern Robin Hood. However, for the justice represented by his good friend, the actor of the same theater, and in the real life - police inspector Podberezovikov (Oleg Efremov), this Robin Hood is nothing but the dangerous, smart, inventive and imperceptible criminal who has to be stopped, brought to justice, and put to jail.In this film Detochkin (Smoktunovsky) plays Hamlet in amateur performance. It is remarkable, that Innokenty Smoktunovsky by then had already played brilliantly Hamlet in the film directed by Grigoriy Kozintzev in 1964 that was based on the translation by Boris Pasternak with the music written by Dmitriy Shostakovich. Smoktunovsky's Hamlet is considered one of the best interpretations of the tragic Prince ever made.

Beware of the Automobile. What would a Russian say when you mentioned it in front of him? I'm a Russian myself and I know. When someone mentions the movie's name, the other person would go babbling on about the storyline, every single detail from start to end. He would imitate highly enjoyed moments in the highly enjoyed film. He would repeat memorable quotes (which sound funnier in Russian). And he would go asking everyone if they knew interesting facts about the interesting film.With non-Russians, however... well, to be honest I don't know. I have this movie on VHS in Russian and I never showed to an English speaking person before, but I think that even some non-Russian people will be fascinated by this film. I certainly am. I watch this movie whenever I get the chance. And I always love it, no matter how many times I've watched it.The director, Eldar Ryazanov is a highly-loved Russian director and has directed a lot of classical Russian films, not one which I don't like. Go Ryazanov! Go Beware of the Automobile! Go whoever watched this film! Go whoever enjoyed it! Rating: 10/10