Review: Danger: Diabolik
John Phillip Law stars as the masked title thief, whose criminal exploits are all to satisfy the material needs of his beloved Eva (Marisa Mell) while they make love surrounded by stolen money in their underground cave hideout. Michel Piccoli is the unamused police inspector seemingly always a step behind. That is until he finds a way to get the local mob (represented by Adolfo Celi) to also share a grievance with Diabolik. Terry-Thomas turns up as the spineless and increasingly embarrassed Minister of Finance. Mario Bava ( “Black Sunday” , “Black Sabbath” ) made several very fine films in multiple genres, this 1967 comic book heist film may not be his best film ( “Kill…Baby, Kill” gets my vote) but it might just be his most fun . It’s a fantastic-looking slice of 60s coolness, a mixture of “Ocean’s Eleven” , “Barbarella” , and the 60s “Batman” TV series, if that sounds like your deal this one’s for you. Colourful, sexy, it almost reminded me of...