The Jokers

THE JOKERS is long on style and short on content, but it has enough wit and anarchistic joy to merit a viewing. Reed and Crawford are nihilistic brothers; Reed is an architect and Crawford has just been tossed out of military school. They plan to steal the British Crown Jewels, then return them after a week, just to prove it can be done. After a campaign of bomb scares to see how the Bomb Disposal Unit and Scotland Yard handle the crises, they hide a bomb in the Tower Of London's Jewel Room, then call the authorities. Next, they don disguises that allow them to slip into the heavily guarded room with the Bomb Disposal Unit. As soon as they are inside, they drug the...