| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Nominated | Oscar | Best Art Direction-Set Decoration Dean Tavoularis Angelo P. Graham George R. Nelson |
Universal Pictures
Directed by William Friedkin
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Universal Vault Collection)
After a string of some of the best movies ever made, including The Exorcist, The French Connection and Sorcerer, William Friedkin released this dud. Peter Falk is one of the dumbest criminals ever, botching even the simplest robbery. Following a stint in prison, he gets together a gang of his Boston cronies to pull off a heist of the Brink's office where millions are stashed in a safe. Against all odds, they pull it off, until the post-crime meltdown by the gang members. When it goes for laughs it isn't funny, like the crook opening a door full of gumballs, and when it goes for suspense it's boring, like the whole heist.
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