8/10
A Caper For The Ages
31 July 2023
Killer cast, a caper for the ages, and a look, sound, and style that influenced a generation of top filmmakers worldwide.

Love the surging score, the frantic tension bubbling underneath every scene. It's clearly the inspiration for the opening titles in Mel Gibson's PAYBACK!

Thrill to the chemistry of the highly disciplined team of killers, using color-coded names and working as one, until they don't. Reservoir Dogs, here we come!

Watch for theater great Tom Pedi, the man who practically invented the role of Rocky the bartender in Eugene O'Neill's THE ICEMAN COMETH. That's him trying to board the subway car single handed. More guts than Harry Hope or the rest of these bums, that's for sure!

NYC is full of lovable cynics who despise high-flown rhetoric but will always put their lives on the line when it counts. Twenty years of LAW&ORDER recycled the same sensibility, over and over and over.

Great movie, full of nonstop thrills, action, and suspense. Just wish there'd been a couple of pretty girls along for the ride!
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