The 60s was the golden age of the heist genre and this is James Coburn's entry.
It's like Michael Caine's "The Italian Job" without the mighty minis.
Or Sinatra's "Ocean's 11" without the star studded comradery.
Or Steve McQueen's "The Thomas Crown Affair" without the distinctive, tricksy style of direction and McQueen's personal touches (such as the dune buggy sequences)
In other words it's lacking some magic spark.
Coburn bangs more women than Bond in the first half, as he goes about getting the money together for the job.
And a teenage Harrison Ford turns up in a small speaking role as a bell boy.
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