Well now, here's a crackerjack idea - let's rob the bank where I work, turn ourselves in the next day, do the time, and when we get out, get the money and live happily ever after. This might have worked if a little more thought was put into it, but instead what you have is a pretty lame story that fails on just about every level. Not that I would consider it a 'Worst Movie Ever' candidate, my own personal Top Ten Worst List is already filled. What I have to do here is come up with a new category, maybe under the heading of 'Good Grief Movies' of all time. Yeah, that sounds about right, something Good Old Charlie Brown would really get a kick out of.
Oddly, the bank robbing couple in question (Richard Cromwell and Helen Mack) seemed like a charming enough pair, but they really didn't fit the Bonnie and Clyde stereotype. They were just too, well nice, I guess you could say. And what's with the insurance company detective hot on their trail while on parole? Did you ever see Lionel Atwill in a more thankless role? I was waiting for him to turn into this sinister boogie man as he closes in on the hundred large stash, but he remains just a peach of a guy right till the end. About the only character who had any credibility was Blackie Clayton (Horace McMahon), Jimmy's (Cromwell) cell mate in the Big House. But even he proved to be rather inept when push came to shove.
The best thing to do I guess, is watch this picture while suspending all manner of disbelief. If you sit there analyzing how nonsensical the elements of the story are you'll never get past the first ten minutes. On the plus side, it breezes by in a scant fifty three minutes (Mill Creek Entertainment version), not that long to get bored, but long enough to realize that this just ain't ever gonna happen.
Oddly, the bank robbing couple in question (Richard Cromwell and Helen Mack) seemed like a charming enough pair, but they really didn't fit the Bonnie and Clyde stereotype. They were just too, well nice, I guess you could say. And what's with the insurance company detective hot on their trail while on parole? Did you ever see Lionel Atwill in a more thankless role? I was waiting for him to turn into this sinister boogie man as he closes in on the hundred large stash, but he remains just a peach of a guy right till the end. About the only character who had any credibility was Blackie Clayton (Horace McMahon), Jimmy's (Cromwell) cell mate in the Big House. But even he proved to be rather inept when push came to shove.
The best thing to do I guess, is watch this picture while suspending all manner of disbelief. If you sit there analyzing how nonsensical the elements of the story are you'll never get past the first ten minutes. On the plus side, it breezes by in a scant fifty three minutes (Mill Creek Entertainment version), not that long to get bored, but long enough to realize that this just ain't ever gonna happen.