Robert Mitchum's best role by a long shot, and that's saying a lot. I saw this at the cinema before I was even old enough to see an R rated movie (what's the statute of limitations for that?). My older brother worked at the cinema complex let me and my little gang in for free. What better way to watch this film than after two criminal acts? It took me another twenty years before I read the book. It also took me twenty years to find the movie again, maybe longer.
A great story, cool characters, and a fantastic heist. The end was sublime and as inevitable as the sun coming up. This also began my admiration for Peter Yates.
A great story, cool characters, and a fantastic heist. The end was sublime and as inevitable as the sun coming up. This also began my admiration for Peter Yates.