I'm very impressed w/ this. Always liked both Walter Matthau and that whole '73-75 era in movies. They did a fine job w/ the locations, casting, clothes, heck the slang even rang true. I can remember watching people in real life and TV dressed like this(Dig Walter's canary yellow tie!)and driving those big boat cars.
Robert Shaw as the head baddie is icy cold and believable. I was surprised to find out it was Wilson from Tool-time as one of the other gunmen(!), knew him but couldn't place him you know. Ditto Dick O'Neill as the spluttering transit authority guy.
The movie is dated, sure-it was made in the Watergate era so you have half the cast in leather jackets or wearing bell bottoms or golf pants, but it's how people looked then. You also have to like the nods towards integration of races and sexes in the jobforce and in the world at large that was taking place in that era---'I thought you were-uh, shorter-' was priceless.
Check it out, am sure it beats the remake by a mile in quality, acting and interest. Matthau's close-up at the end-Gesudheit-that's great all by itself.
***1/2 outta ****
Robert Shaw as the head baddie is icy cold and believable. I was surprised to find out it was Wilson from Tool-time as one of the other gunmen(!), knew him but couldn't place him you know. Ditto Dick O'Neill as the spluttering transit authority guy.
The movie is dated, sure-it was made in the Watergate era so you have half the cast in leather jackets or wearing bell bottoms or golf pants, but it's how people looked then. You also have to like the nods towards integration of races and sexes in the jobforce and in the world at large that was taking place in that era---'I thought you were-uh, shorter-' was priceless.
Check it out, am sure it beats the remake by a mile in quality, acting and interest. Matthau's close-up at the end-Gesudheit-that's great all by itself.
***1/2 outta ****