In the opening scene right before the first bank job, look at Steve Cochran and his gang in their over-sized, boxy suits, the way they wear their hats, and the way they self-consciously talk out of the sides of their mouths. Now search ''Golden Yeggs," a Looney Tunes cartoon from just the year before where Daffy Duck (pretends) he's laid a 24K egg. Check out Rocky and his gang. Now tell me this movie isn't a live-action caper with the same gang, just with a different scenario.
That's about as interesting as it got for me. Because otherwise it's just a dull police procedural with some offensively clueless dames, diligent coppers, and overly earnest narration.
Gaby Andre's frenchie accent grated on my nerves. I hardly understood a single word she said. Plus, she couldn't act, so I assume she was cast because she filled a sweater nicely. Virginia Grey as the other girlfriend is early 30s if you believe her bio but with those painted eyebrows she looks mid 40s. Aline Towne as the mouthy and doomed girlfriend (not a spoiler since it happens in the first 15 minutes) was such a prize even Cochrane says to her, ''why don't you go work on your face, honey. That oughta take a couple of hours."
My wife hated this movie because she thought Cochrane was an unlikeable, violent ape.
So if the story doesn't grab and the male or female characters leave you with no rooting interest, there's not a lot to keep you glued to the set.
That's about as interesting as it got for me. Because otherwise it's just a dull police procedural with some offensively clueless dames, diligent coppers, and overly earnest narration.
Gaby Andre's frenchie accent grated on my nerves. I hardly understood a single word she said. Plus, she couldn't act, so I assume she was cast because she filled a sweater nicely. Virginia Grey as the other girlfriend is early 30s if you believe her bio but with those painted eyebrows she looks mid 40s. Aline Towne as the mouthy and doomed girlfriend (not a spoiler since it happens in the first 15 minutes) was such a prize even Cochrane says to her, ''why don't you go work on your face, honey. That oughta take a couple of hours."
My wife hated this movie because she thought Cochrane was an unlikeable, violent ape.
So if the story doesn't grab and the male or female characters leave you with no rooting interest, there's not a lot to keep you glued to the set.