'Armored Car Robbery' happened to pop up in my recommended for you section not too long ago. It was hard to ignore it, and decided not to, as the story did interest me reading of it. As did the title (a simple one but grabs the attention nonetheless), there are some good heist/robbery films out there, classic film has always been dear to my heart and Richard Fleischer was no stranger to making interesting films.
Which is what 'Armored Car Robbery' turned out to be when finally getting aroud to watching it. It is not a great film and it has faults, never will it be a personal favourite but in all fairness there are so many of those out of such a large number of viewed films. 'Armored Car Robbery' is also though a good film that maintained my attention throughout and has a lot of strengths, it is sad it's not better known today because it does have enough to it to warrant more exposure.
Did feel that at just over an hour that 'Armored Car Robbery' is rather too on the short side, it could have done with fifteen minutes more perhaps, which the film could have dedicated to making Don McGuire's rather anaemic subplot more interesting. Despite some nice atmospheric photography the low budget in the production values does show, there is a hasty look to them.
Charles McGraw was mostly fine to me, the tough approach working well with him, he does give intensity and he looks committed. He does have one-dimensional moments though, with him overdoing in places the grumbling gruffer side to his character.
However, cannot say anything bad about anything else. Regarding the rest of the cast, Adele Jergens is luminous and is anything but bland but it is a chillingly cold blooded William Talman who takes the acting honours here. Fleischer directs assuredly while the attention never wavers watching the film.
Thanks to a great job with the atmosphere and maintaining a high level of suspense throughout. Also liked that it didn't shy away from realism and was honest, which did allow for some uncompromising moments. The climax, which influenced Stanley Kubrick, is a powerful one. The script is lean and tightly structured with no extraneous fat.
In summation, good film worthy of more attention. 7/10 Bethany Cox
Which is what 'Armored Car Robbery' turned out to be when finally getting aroud to watching it. It is not a great film and it has faults, never will it be a personal favourite but in all fairness there are so many of those out of such a large number of viewed films. 'Armored Car Robbery' is also though a good film that maintained my attention throughout and has a lot of strengths, it is sad it's not better known today because it does have enough to it to warrant more exposure.
Did feel that at just over an hour that 'Armored Car Robbery' is rather too on the short side, it could have done with fifteen minutes more perhaps, which the film could have dedicated to making Don McGuire's rather anaemic subplot more interesting. Despite some nice atmospheric photography the low budget in the production values does show, there is a hasty look to them.
Charles McGraw was mostly fine to me, the tough approach working well with him, he does give intensity and he looks committed. He does have one-dimensional moments though, with him overdoing in places the grumbling gruffer side to his character.
However, cannot say anything bad about anything else. Regarding the rest of the cast, Adele Jergens is luminous and is anything but bland but it is a chillingly cold blooded William Talman who takes the acting honours here. Fleischer directs assuredly while the attention never wavers watching the film.
Thanks to a great job with the atmosphere and maintaining a high level of suspense throughout. Also liked that it didn't shy away from realism and was honest, which did allow for some uncompromising moments. The climax, which influenced Stanley Kubrick, is a powerful one. The script is lean and tightly structured with no extraneous fat.
In summation, good film worthy of more attention. 7/10 Bethany Cox