
A bank teller is held up at gun point in his bank. Luckily for him he receives a clue that this is going to occur and diverts most of the cash into his own safety deposit box, leaving only a nominal amount for the crook. The ruse works well, but for the fact that the crook resents the fact that he has been outsmarted. There ensues a terrific battle of wits involving the clever but basically "moral" teller, and the cunning and totally uninhibited bank robber, which involves se... (Full plot summary below)
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A bank teller is held up at gun point in his bank. Luckily for him he receives a clue that this is going to occur and diverts most of the cash into his own safety deposit box, leaving only a nominal amount for the crook. The ruse works well, but for the fact that the crook resents the fact that he has been outsmarted. There ensues a terrific battle of wits involving the clever but basically "moral" teller, and the cunning and totally uninhibited bank robber, which involves several other people in ways which cannot be revealed here.
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| Washington PostGary ArnoldAn uncommonly clever and gripping suspense thriller. Even after the story threatens to self-destruct, you fight the impulse to suffer a major letdown, for the sake of the swell nerve-racking time you've been having up to that point. |
| User ReviewPrivate UThis is what you'd call a movie buffs delight. Inventive, clever, smart and unpredictable this gem features Elliot Gould as a bank teller that pulls a switch on a bank robber, played nicely by Christopher Plummer. Well done. |
| User ReviewKurt Sgreat suspense movie, a must see, Christopher Plummer great as the villain. |
| User ReviewAlan DQuick moving brilliantly acted, well written and very subtly a movie where many many lines become ironies. The movie is easy to follow, but you do not get it all in one viewing. One of the hidden gems of modern cinema |
| User ReviewBarbara HAn expertly crafted thriller that plays off of a simple, yet ingenious premise. The less known about this film before going in, the better. (Ignore the crappy DVD cover art Lionsgate created for the release. No clue why they chose to put the Reservoir Dogs on the cover.) |
| User ReviewAaron WExcellent. Interesting and creative the entire way through. I really enjoyed this. |
| User ReviewLee FElliot Gould in the 70's was flawless and here's one of the reasons why. Christopher Plummer makes for a great villain too with some scary memorable moments. |
| User ReviewMichael TLong before Vancouver became known as "Hollywood North," Toronto had that distinction. Back in the 1970s, the Canadian Film Tax credit helped produce a slew of "tax shelter" films which often starred a mix of Hollywood and Canuck actors. Christopher Plummer is very creepy as a psychotic bank robber who engages Elliot Gould in the game of cat-and-mouse that helps this film rise above the standard thriller. John Candy was already a member of Toronto's "Second City" troop and appearing in early episides of SCTV on an Ontario private broadcaster when he showed up playing comic relief in this movie. Toronto also plays itself rather than some generic "big city" USA location. |
| User ReviewJackson SSolid Gould, baby. Curtis Hanson delivers another dynamite script. |
| User ReviewIan GWow a film so bad it is great! A tax break film shot in Toronto and used as a chance to showcase the newly opened Eaton Center, focuses on a group of sketchy characters wanting to rip off a bank for their own purposes and do what they can to double cross each other. An A list cast to die for in a b list movie with Gould and Plummer doing some major slumming. Some of the best lines in Canadian Cinema are heard here. |