
George Fowler is introduced to a gang planning to rob a bank in St. Louis that they expect will have $100,000 on hand on an upcoming Friday. George is drawn into the plan as the gang's driver by Gino, an old girlfriend's older brother. As the gang goes about its planning, George and Gino have to find a way to live for the next two weeks and they turn to Gino's sister, Ann, for help. George is hoping to go back to college and the money he would make would go a long way to help... (Full plot summary below)
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George Fowler is introduced to a gang planning to rob a bank in St. Louis that they expect will have $100,000 on hand on an upcoming Friday. George is drawn into the plan as the gang's driver by Gino, an old girlfriend's older brother. As the gang goes about its planning, George and Gino have to find a way to live for the next two weeks and they turn to Gino's sister, Ann, for help. George is hoping to go back to college and the money he would make would go a long way to helping him do that. Not trusting George to keep his nerve, the gang's leader John Egan moves him to the inside, but the robbery doesn't go off as planned.
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| User ReviewJeff ZPaid $1 4 this DVD at the Dollar Store & It was worth every penny & then some |
| User ReviewTim HBiopic based on the actual events and featuring actual places and some people from the title bank robbery. McQueen steals the show in a lesser role as a group of friends grapple with what is important in life. |
| User ReviewAndrew I6.5/10. Low budget but very well done. Steve Mc Queen is characteristically intense in a very early role. Suspenseful and interesting. Low key style is a big plus. Simple and well done. |
| User ReviewKevin M. WBased on a true story, filmed where it happened and with many of the real-life participants, this heist film lays out the preparations the gang takes before making their first move as well as the divisions within the group. New to the gang is Steve McQueen who is in the middle of some very tough life decisions. This noir, though slow, does pack a punch. |
| User ReviewPaul DGritty no-nonesense bank robbery in the mid-west employing plenty of realism in its documentary noir style. Interesting but never great. |
| User ReviewRay JA so-so classic, but with great performances from Mcqueen, Denton and Clarke. A bit tame for today's standards. |
| User ReviewAttila SSteve gets a showcase to move his career along. |
| User ReviewSylvester EThis Movie is one of 10 in a Crime Wave Collection put out by Brentwood Home Video. The decent degree of realism plus one of Steve McQueen's earlier starring movie roles help make this crime feature worth watching. The story has some pretty interesting aspects, and it adds to the realism with the well-publicized inclusion of many of the actual police officers who were involved in the original events on which the movie is based. On the other hand, the rest of the cast does not come up to McQueen's stature as performers, and at times some potentially powerful scenes lack a little something as a result. The setup has McQueen's character hired as the getaway driver for a gang of bank robbers. Their careful planning is thrown into complications by an old girlfriend of George's (McQueen), whose brother is also part of the gang. The resulting tensions, plus the various unexpected developments as they carry out their plan, add some interest to the basic story. Many of the scenes are written and filmed rather well, although at times the movie expends some screen time on less interesting material. McQueen does a good job with an unsympathetic character, and the supporting cast is mostly solid. Molly McCarthy is believable and generally sympathetic as Ann, but she does not always give her character a lot of depth. Crahan Denton gives the gang's boss a good, solid persona at the beginning, but afterward the character remains rather one-dimensional even when there are chances to bring out some interesting characteristics. The straightforward, almost documentary style cinematography works pretty well, and makes a good combination with the downbeat story. Despite a few things that could have been better, this is not bad at all for its genre, and it is certainly worth seeing. 3 Stars 1-22-14 |
| User ReviewJames H6.5/10. Low budget but very well done. Steve Mc Queen is characteristically intense in a very early role. Suspenseful and interesting. Low key style is a big plus. Simple and well done. |
| User ReviewJohn Ean old age movie...it could be scorsese's film if it is many years later....i don't like it.young steve mc queen is realy good. |