Very dull hit-man 70's film that is partly inept and slow-going. Jean-Louis Trintignant is a monotonous, wooden hit-man who gets double crossed. He's followed by Roy Scheider, who can't seem to shoot straight. The only reason to sit through this dull film is Ann Margaret, who is super hot in a white wig, looking like Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield. Angie Dickinson isn't bad either.
Also it's nice to see Downtown Los Angeles and Venice Beach in their 70's decrepitude (A Venice Beach Amusement Pier in decay, the old, one-level LAX airport, Beverly Wilshire Hotel, skid row, Tower Records on Sunset).
Story is lacking, so is the action, but look out for an assortment of TV and film characters from the era (Jackie Earle Haley, Alex Rocco, Talia Shire as a make-up girl, John Hillerman, etc.).
Just don't expect anything like director Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Samourai (1967).
Also it's nice to see Downtown Los Angeles and Venice Beach in their 70's decrepitude (A Venice Beach Amusement Pier in decay, the old, one-level LAX airport, Beverly Wilshire Hotel, skid row, Tower Records on Sunset).
Story is lacking, so is the action, but look out for an assortment of TV and film characters from the era (Jackie Earle Haley, Alex Rocco, Talia Shire as a make-up girl, John Hillerman, etc.).
Just don't expect anything like director Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Samourai (1967).