Bill McCutcheon,
Deborah Rush,
Dustin Hoffman,
Janet Carroll,
Marilyn Cooper
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This 1989 film, directed by Sidney Lumet (Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon) brings together three notable actors in a story of generational and familial loyalty and crime. While ultimately a s...( read more
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DVD Release Date: May 20, 2003
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September 29, 2009A great cast but not a great film. Falls short of its potential but still worth a watch if it?s on TV!
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July 6, 2007Three generations of robbers, played by top actors, creates an interesting chemistry and chance for fun scenes. The relationship between the grandson (Matthew Broderick) and his grandfather (Sean Connery) is cool; the spike is with the daddy Dustin Hoffman. There's some sadness t...( read more)
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January 7, 2007Cliched heist comedy drama that expects you to believe Sean Connery, Dustin Hoffman and Matthew Broderick are three generations of some kind of criminal dynasty. Feels like a loose collections of unconvincing mafioso sketches that relies entirely on the star names to gain credibi...( read more)
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February 4, 2009Sean Connery is brilliant as always. Dustin Hoffman is brilliant as always. Matthew Broderick is brilliant. But I think that they could have done something better with the story.
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December 22, 2008Very good movie although Dustin Hoffman doesn't fit with Sean Connery and Matthew Broderick.
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May 12, 2008Considering this was a Lumet film and had superb actors...kind of a yawnfest.
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March 7, 2008The first half is highly enjoyable and the stellar cast is a joy to watch. A shame that the 2nd half of the film doesn't live up to our expectations.
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