First, I LOVE James Coburn.
That said, this is a film made (as several other people have noted) during Hollywood's mid-60's transition, so, on one hand it's got that early 60's, lush, buffed, faux-location quality (especially the early parts of the film), and a grittier, realistic real-location quality.
the film features a bevy of character actors, and for me - a delightful surprise - was seeing the late(great!) Carol Wayne's almost identical younger sister, Nina (who didn't make a lot of appearances) as a housekeeper named Frieda Schmid -(doing a remarkable Carol Wayne impersonation), who Coburn wines & dines in order to gain entrance to her boss' home.
The biggest problem with the picture is that it seems to be pulled in those two directions - the early 60's sex romp, and the later 60's grittiness. That plays out in several ways, chief amongst them is (as noted by another reviewer) the film code did not let the 'baddies' enjoy their purloined proceeds. After they do the caper, you sit - waiting for 'the man' to show up, and slap on the cuffs.
I'm not going to give away what happens, but I will say that you really DO have to wait until the last few seconds for the big 'twist.' I'm not going to say this is the worst picture of that ilk, it's middling, and definitely enjoyable.
That said, this is a film made (as several other people have noted) during Hollywood's mid-60's transition, so, on one hand it's got that early 60's, lush, buffed, faux-location quality (especially the early parts of the film), and a grittier, realistic real-location quality.
the film features a bevy of character actors, and for me - a delightful surprise - was seeing the late(great!) Carol Wayne's almost identical younger sister, Nina (who didn't make a lot of appearances) as a housekeeper named Frieda Schmid -(doing a remarkable Carol Wayne impersonation), who Coburn wines & dines in order to gain entrance to her boss' home.
The biggest problem with the picture is that it seems to be pulled in those two directions - the early 60's sex romp, and the later 60's grittiness. That plays out in several ways, chief amongst them is (as noted by another reviewer) the film code did not let the 'baddies' enjoy their purloined proceeds. After they do the caper, you sit - waiting for 'the man' to show up, and slap on the cuffs.
I'm not going to give away what happens, but I will say that you really DO have to wait until the last few seconds for the big 'twist.' I'm not going to say this is the worst picture of that ilk, it's middling, and definitely enjoyable.