The Hot Rock

The Hot Rock
by Peter Yates

The Hot Rock
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Actor: George Segal, Moses Gunn, Paul Sand, Robert Redford, Ron Leibman
Director: Peter Yates
Brand: Twentieth Century Fox
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0; Spanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 1.0
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 100 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-05-20
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: 20th Century Fox

Movie Reviews of The Hot Rock

Movie Review: Weak adaptation
Summary: 2 Stars

This is a very weak adaptation of a novel by the splendid writer Donald Westlake. It's largely an action film for teens, falling very short on dialogue with a plot that hinges on a hypnotism bit that is wholly unbelievable. The actors are competent and the music, by Quincy Jones and a half dozen of Hollywood's finest musicians, is often interesting and distinctive. While billed as a "hilarious comedy," I was unable to muster even a smile let alone a laugh. Mostly this long, long film is a bore.

Summary of The Hot Rock

Four would-be thieves attempt to steal the same diamond four times.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid writer William Goldman and star Robert Redford re-teamed for this jaunty, lightly satiric caper comedy from 1972. Redford plays a master thief with his eye on a rare diamond. He assembles a gang of quirky fellow pros (fine character performances by Paul Sand and Ron Leibman, plus George Segal in one of his definitive, neurotic-exasperated roles from the '70s), only to find that stealing the gem is a very elusive and complicated goal. The film, set in Manhattan, was made right around the time that reports of New York City police corruption were reaching critical mass. Goldman's script and Peter Yates's direction take a broad swipe at law-enforcement culture, making it easy to be on the side of Redford's slick antihero. The Hot Rock works best as a series of set-pieces, memorable star turns (Zero Mostel is on board), and edgy exchanges between Segal and Redford. --Tom Keogh

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