Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Villain (1971)

MGM-EMI
Directed by Michael Tuchner
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
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Richard Burton is the vicious leader of a London gang who keeps them in check with frequent violence. A disgruntled factory worker gives him information on a payroll delivery which he plans to target for a robbery. After too much internal bickering, they finally pull the heist, but it does not go smoothly. The post-robbery split becomes a debacle leading to more bickering and violence. It is stylishly photographed on location in some of the seedier London neighborhoods. Unfortunately, the script tends to ramble and characters are underdeveloped.

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