Review of The Split

The Split (1968)
6/10
A Heist Involving Dangerous Men Who Don't Like to Be Crossed
12 September 2022
This film essentially begins with a man known simply as "McClain" (Jim Brown) arriving back in Los Angeles after an extended absence. To that effect, the very first person he seeks out is a young woman named "Gladys" (Julie Harris) to discuss a plan he has come up with to steal $500,000 from the Los Angeles Colosseum during an important football game. Naturally, in order to do that he also needs other people with certain skills and the ones he chooses are all specialists in their respective fields. They are also extremely dangerous when crossed. So, to rectify some of their concerns, he also brings his former wife "Ellen 'Ellie' Kennedy" (Diahann Carroll) into the scheme even though she would rather not be involved. What McClain doesn't count on, however, is a stalker who has a special interest in Ellie and monitors everything she does. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that this was an interesting film due in large part to the number of twists and turns along the way. Some to my liking and others not. All in all though, I thought it was a fairly enjoyable film and I have rated it accordingly. Slightly above average.
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