Sean Connery,
Dyan Cannon,
Martin Balsam,
Alan King,
Ralph Meeker
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This breathlessly paced high-tech thriller stars Sean Connery as Anderson, a career criminal who's just been released from his latest prison term. Seeking a quick financial turnover, Anderson uses mob... read more
DVD Release Date: January 6, 2003
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Flixster Reviews (92)
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March 6, 2011I just saw it b/c Tarantino put it on the March schedule at the New Beverly Theatre. I respected Lumet but I would never have expected he could have done this one, particularly not as early as 1971. It's very slick but from beginning to end has the spirit of the American New Wave... read more
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March 1, 2011Love the structure, hated the music. Solid performance by Connery and the first performance by Walken make Anderson Tapes worth a watch.
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February 10, 2011Sean Connery plays a jail bird who's let out and decides to pull another heist with the help of a team of experienced crooks; little does he know the cops are monitoring everything.
What's so unique about this film by Sidney Lumet, in superb form as director, is that heist films... read more -
February 24, 2010Routine caper film starts well but runs out of steam at the end. Dyan Cannon is a bright spot but disappears half way through. Still fun for the many familiar faces in the supporting cast some new at the time like Christopher Walken and some old hands such as Margaret Hamilton.
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May 9, 2010Cool film by Sidney Lumet even though it's outdated I still like those taping bugging system ppl used back in those times. It's a heist film that goes all so wrong. I love how the editor Joanne Burke smartly uses freeze frames in this film. It's a good little caper picture with a... read more
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September 30, 2008Just released on dvd for the first time: Enjoyable Sidney Lumet caper, lighter than the Hill and The Offence, with Connery as Ace thief 10 years behind the times, and Martin Balsam steals each scene as a surprisingly convincing stereotype homo before it was a stereotype.
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February 21, 2008Not one of Lumets best, but enjoyable. Had some great scenes and good acting throughout, but the story could have been stronger.
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August 5, 2009Although the surveillance equipment used is dated, the plot is still very contemporary. Intriguing plot, good pace and fine performances. Some interesting and effective offbeat casting. Well edited.
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November 14, 2008There's some fun camp value to be had here, and the film shows Lumet's skillful use of flashback to better tell his story.
The awful synth soundtrack is what kills the film, especially when it's combined with various musical 'stingers' that pop up to ham-fistedly indicate that t... read more
Critic Reviews
January 24, 2011
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
May 23, 2009
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Weak caper flick that's phony, superficial and unconvincing, that too slickly veers between comedy and suspense. Full Review
April 9, 2007
Rob Gonsalves, eFilmCritic.com
If this sort of thing bores you, you may want to give it a chance anyway because Christopher Walken ... makes his Hollywood film debut. Full Review
April 3, 2005
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Good, old-fashioned Connery heist flick. Goes down smooth.
November 12, 2004
S. James Wegg, JWR
Sizzling story telling!
June 26, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
No review available.
November 19, 2004
Robin Clifford, Reeling Reviews
No review available.
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