It's a shame that this movie is so disappointing. It features three actors I really like: Albert Finney, Martin Sheen and Susannah York. It also has one of the most overdone plots and takes forever to get going, and outside on some great London location footage is very boring. It's obvious that films about breaking into bank vaults is one of the most obvious tropes in cinema. Recently, I've seen two movies on this subject (at least): "The Day they Robbed the Bank of England" (1958) and "Dollars" (1970) which had elements that rose them above their generic plotline. Nothing happens here until the end, and it was a struggle to stay awake for much of that hour and 45 minutes.
Sheen gets involved reluctantly because the partnership in his advertising firm has been dissolved and he needs money to help his wife start a new business. By chance he meets Finney and they spend a good 45 minutes planning the crime, so the devil in the details takes over and brings on the desire to check out. The stars do their best to try to create an interesting caper film, trying to get into the vault via the sewer, and it's as smelly as it sounds. Veteran actor Robert Morley has a small part, but the bulk of the cast are unknown actors. Not hideous, but a general lack of excitement made me wish that this was over much sooner.
Sheen gets involved reluctantly because the partnership in his advertising firm has been dissolved and he needs money to help his wife start a new business. By chance he meets Finney and they spend a good 45 minutes planning the crime, so the devil in the details takes over and brings on the desire to check out. The stars do their best to try to create an interesting caper film, trying to get into the vault via the sewer, and it's as smelly as it sounds. Veteran actor Robert Morley has a small part, but the bulk of the cast are unknown actors. Not hideous, but a general lack of excitement made me wish that this was over much sooner.