The Anderson Tapes
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Movie Reviews of The Anderson Tapes
Movie Review: A refreshingly multi-faceted caper flick.
Summary: 5 Stars
"The Anderson Tapes" is loaded with the sort of richness that you can count on when its director, Sidney Lumet is at the helm. Sean Connery heads up the sort of first-rate cast of character actors that routinely gravitate toward any Lumet film. There is the sprinkling of humor and the rising suspense that you might expect from a movie about a plot to commit a robbery. The director's masterful touch with pacing keeps the picture moving in a thoroughly engrossing fashion. Most of all, his gift for drawing intense and powerful performances from his casts is in full flower here. Screen the recent Lumet film, "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead" and you will see an even more intense and infinitely darker "caper-flick" that is, likewise, very worthwhile.Movie Review: A CLASSIC HEIST FINALLY SAFECRAKED FROM SONY'S VAULT
Summary: 5 Stars
I've watched this flick no less than 20 times in my life and just love the way Sidney Lumet directed this killer cast and captured New York in the 70's along with the jazz of Quincy Jones' soundtrack... it's just a hip flick! The surveillance and paranoia of the "tapes" is indicative of the 70's Watergate scandal and captures that moment in time-- and still relevant on some levels today. I'm glad to see it finally came out on DVD... also recommend reading Lawrence Sanders original book which the movie was based on and Sanders' seminal style in rendering this Pulpish tale.Movie Review: Either you love it or you hate it.
Summary: 4 Stars
I was working as an Usher at a local theater when this was released which gave me the opportunity to see this about a dozen times. We had recently had a reissue of "Bullit" play so that is what I was going to compare it too. Also, Connery had recently been in "Diamonds are Forever" and this was one of his first post Bond films.
If people were expecting an action packed Bond type vehicle, they would be disappointed. In fact the pace of the setting up the job was so slow that many could not really take the boredom. It was one of the few films where people would walk out and ask for their money back. It opened and closed in a week.
I personally liked it but as I was waiting to see if I would be drafted (didn't happen), anything would have provided an escape to me that year. It was slow but I was fascinated by the Park Avenue apartments and the the fancy security system, equipment I would work with in my later career. I was quite young and unsophisticated at the time so I did not really understand the Gay stuff, the Abortion (still illegal then) Doctor stuff, and I never really thought Dyan Cannon to be very attractive or talented. (Not my type and who was she if she didn't marry Cary Grant?)
Christopher Walken really made a positive impression and his performance had a lot of life. Connery was solid being Connery. I loved Allen King's performance as a Don and he was a very big plus to this film. I give it a four has it is a good caper film and, because of the good performances by all involved, it really has gotten better with age.
Movie Review: Press Play
Summary: 4 Stars
Sean really seems to relish his role as a tough-guy ex-con in this intense caper from the early 70s that holds up nicely. The conceit that everything we're seeing and hearing is culled from various surveillance tapes is a little distracting and doesn't quite work. But Lumet's brisk, no-nonsense take on the action when the heist goes live still delivers. Good NYC locations and Qunicy Jones jazzy score help. The punch card type of the credits and those awful "futuristic" sounding, echoing computer beeps on the soundtrack are what make the picture seem much more dated than it is. Plus Lumet's inclusion of more than a few gay caricatures.
It's fun to see Chris Walken's debut and Dyan is sensationally sexy. Only Alan King's irritating over-acting mars the cast.
Movie Review: Excellent movie
Summary: 4 Stars
Notable flick. Fast paced armed robbery thriller driven by an ultra funky Quincy Jones soundtrack. Very good direction, and an all star cast make this movie an eminently good choice. I believe this was even Christopher Walken's first film. Sidney Lumet's style is unmatched as the fast paced editing follows the excellent soundtrack.
One of the favorable heist films ever made in my opinion.
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