You can basically toss away the first hour and remove Acebos all together, and this film would be a lot stronger. And the ending is still original, but such a letdown. The money burns and no one gets it? Not even Duke?
shareIt's a clunky, extremely dated production which takes a age to get going then when it does the plot machinations are nowhere near as clever as it thinks it is. Not only that it doesn't even show Vegas in a good light. It could have been shot in a studio in Hollywood. Strangely only Sammy Davis Jr and Dean Martin get to sing a little. I presume the resorts in Las Vegas insisted that the motley crew don't get away with their criminal behaviour, letting the money stupidly go in the crematorium. The whole film is an ego trip for the ensemble and not really worth watching except as a curio piece.
sharepresume the resorts in Las Vegas insisted that the motley crew don't get away with their criminal behaviour, letting the money stupidly go in the crematorium
I think it was sill one of the rules of THE HAYS OFFICE
That the crooks couldn't get away with the crime.
yes I agree, this was made at a time when audiences had alot of patience, I would compress the first hour down to 10 minutes.I think you are right, movies back then had to show the criminals get caught or not benefiting from their crime.
share53 minutes. 53 minutes is what you have to wait to see them all together and plan the heist. The first act is slow and boring. I get character development but it wasn't good writing
shareI thought it was a decent film with a great cast, a good idea but not well written and the pacing was off. In the right hands, they had the raw material for a great film. At the end I kept wondering do they put the whole casket in when they cremate? Why pay for a casket if it's just going to be burned? Whoever did the cremation likely wound up with the money. I like the look of the film.70/100
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