This movie begins with a man named "Jack Dawn" (Buck Henry) attempting to escape with his family from the mob in New York. As it so happens, Jack was an accountant for the mafia and had secretly kept a book which detailed all of the illegal transactions carried by his boss. Incensed by the fact that he might be planning on handing the book over to the police, the word is out that Jack and his entire family are to be killed immediately. Realizing his predicament Jack convinces his neighbor named "Gloria Swenson" (Gena Rowlands) to take care of his young son "Phil Dawn" (John Adames) for a short time while he can figure out his next move. Unfortunately, no sooner does he give Phil to her then some hitmen arrive and proceed to kill everyone except Gloria and Phil who manage to escape. Not only that, but Phil has in his possession the book which the mob is desperate to get their hands on. From that point on both Gloria and Phil become fugitives in a city with numerous mobsters intent upon retrieving the book and killing both of them in the process. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say this this was a decent crime-drama made better by the excellent performance of Gena Rowlands who played her character to near perfection. Having said that, however, there were more than a few repetitious scenes which made things seem a bit redundant at times. Even so, I enjoyed this film for the most part and I have rated it accordingly. Slightly above average.
