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Mike F This was a disappointment that went from bad to worse as the ridiculous plot continued to play out. Really bad camera work and special effects and a totally nonsensical heist plot contribute to what is a true stinker. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 11/15/23 Full Review Audience Member It's hard to find a movie this mediocre with credits this good. It's based on one of the well-regarded Parker novels by Donald E. Westlake (writing as Richard Stark), so the plot is solid. It has a killer line-up of action stars: Jim Brown, Ernest Borgnine, Warren Oates, Donald Sutherland, Gene Hackman. There's also Jack Klugman, not doing comic relief for once, and, in a small but crucial role, James Whitmore. The music is by Quincy Jones. But in a case where the sum is much less than its parts, the finished film is unsatisfying and, at times, actually laughable in its over-the-top performances (especially Whitmore's big scene). The characters are cardboard cutouts, with no personality or life outside their role in the plot. The dialogue is overwrought, trying way too hard to be "tough guy speak." The direction is good, but it doesn't make up for the other deficiencies. What should be a classic heist film, up there with The Killing or Thief, is instead a disappointing 91 minutes. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Great cast, nice photography, otherwise so-so Parker adaptation. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/04/20 Full Review Audience Member Stylised crime caper that turns into a murderous thriller too soon. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Fast pace crime caper movie. Average action but still good enough movie. Jim Brown returns to his home town after a few years in jail. His ex wife Diahann Carroll don't welcome him. Old friend Julie Harris contact him to do a robbery at the football stadium. So he start looking for partners. Ernest Borgnine as muscle man. Jack Klugman as driver. Donald Sutherland as a gunman/sniper. Warren Oates is the safe cracker. Jim do the recon and plan. They crack into the office and wait for the staff to come for work. Then they count the money bags coming in and out. They get away in an ambulance. Donald shot 2 car to block the road, hindering the cops. The ambulance drive into the back of a truck and off they go well hidden. The safe way is to hide the money in Diahann home and she knew what Jim had done. Next morning after Jim left, the landlord came up wanting to discuss rental and is smitten by the sexy lady. Somehow he goes mad and accidentally open the drawers, he shoot her dead with the machine gun Jim had hidden & also stole the money. The landlord make a call to police and escape. Jim return to his horror and escape from cops. The rest of the gang don't believe he is innocent and beat him up to force out the money. Just as Ernest is gonna kill him with steam, Jim break loose and Donald is killed by the steam and shot dead Julie. He find the detective Gene Hackman investigating the case and want to know who is involve. Gene told him about the landlord and next day the news state Gene solve the case and killed the landlord. No mention of the money makes the rest believe Jim must have it. He makes a deal with Gene to get only his own share back and help him kill the rest. Gene and Jim lure the others to the scrap yard and kills them all. Jim just take his share and leave the rest to Gene. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Great cast and it starts well but peters out a bit at the end. Still an okay heist flick. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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