What an awful film.


I’m surprised the film gets a fair bit of love, here. It’s all paper thin characters in a completely uninteresting story. I don’t know how they possibly stuffed the Segal/Leibman chemistry, but they did. It probably has a lot to do with Segal twiddling his thumbs for most of the film. Redford was a vacuum. The director should have focused less on pointless - and I’m sure costly – chopper shots, and actually worked with the resources at his disposal.

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Wow. Your review is about as empty as you accuse the film of being.

In what way - please give specific examples - are the characters "paper thin"? How, exactly, is the story "uninteresting"? You just saying these things doesn't make them so.

Please learn how to actually write a proper review before posting your unsubstantiated opinions.

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'Unsubstantiated opinions'? Get real, kid.

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It was a good film representative of it's time. The cast is strong. It showed professional criminals of a different kind and I appreciated that.

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Saw it for the first time in years on HBO the other day and I still love it



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it holds up really well, and segal underplays brilliantly

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Also just watched it for the first time and enjoyed it. Some very funny moments throughout.

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I enjoyed it, too. It's a good escapist entertainment, and the star power is a big asset. I also liked seeing NYC as it looked in 1972. I think it's far from an awful film.

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