Worth a look on late night TV otherwise skip this misfire.
Piece of the Action starts off like a crime caper and ends up wanting to be a morality play. Problem is there is no character development. We are supposed to accept Cosby and Poitier as personalities not actors playing fully developed characters.
This is an uneven script. You can almost see two movies cut into this thing.
There's the crime caper.
And there's the Welcome Back Kotter type class of losers who need to get jobs. This is the morality play part. And it's all jive.
We're supposed to accept Cosby and Poitier as wonderful guys who lead blessed lives even though they are no better than the mob guys they swindle.
What a mess.
Piece of the Action starts off like a crime caper and ends up wanting to be a morality play. Problem is there is no character development. We are supposed to accept Cosby and Poitier as personalities not actors playing fully developed characters.
This is an uneven script. You can almost see two movies cut into this thing.
There's the crime caper.
And there's the Welcome Back Kotter type class of losers who need to get jobs. This is the morality play part. And it's all jive.
We're supposed to accept Cosby and Poitier as wonderful guys who lead blessed lives even though they are no better than the mob guys they swindle.
What a mess.