As I haven't seem the original "Bob le Flambeur" I'm not in a position to compare the two versions.
In the right hands this could have a been a good (possibly great) film. Unfortunately in Jordan's hands it's just a mess. As in many of his other films Jordan has good ideas but seems to be incapable of carrying them through successfully.
An immediate problem is the constantly mumbled dialogue. In a film with pretensions at a complex heist plot that's a complete no-no. It may be realistic in a real-world sense but it's certainly no fun for the viewer. The cast are good and the cinematography is fine. The biggest problem is the script. It comes across like a first draft with numerous logical holes, spurious scenes and cardboard characters. Some of the plot twists are very reminiscent of the Oceans series and one has to wonder how much of an influence they were on the plot, particularly in the later stages of the film. Here they just don't work as they aren't sufficiently developed or underpinned to convince. It's almost as if Jordan was writing the film as he went along.
In the right hands this could have a been a good (possibly great) film. Unfortunately in Jordan's hands it's just a mess. As in many of his other films Jordan has good ideas but seems to be incapable of carrying them through successfully.
An immediate problem is the constantly mumbled dialogue. In a film with pretensions at a complex heist plot that's a complete no-no. It may be realistic in a real-world sense but it's certainly no fun for the viewer. The cast are good and the cinematography is fine. The biggest problem is the script. It comes across like a first draft with numerous logical holes, spurious scenes and cardboard characters. Some of the plot twists are very reminiscent of the Oceans series and one has to wonder how much of an influence they were on the plot, particularly in the later stages of the film. Here they just don't work as they aren't sufficiently developed or underpinned to convince. It's almost as if Jordan was writing the film as he went along.