marvin at his best
"point blank", "prime cut" and "the killers". all trim, tough lee marvin roles. marvin and gulager are excellent as partners. with one of the best ending lines ever!!

Cheap production values for Reagan's movie exit
Ronald Reagan was a superb actor, better than his Hollywood reputation, and he's about the only redeeming feature of this cheapie TV knockoff of the classic 1946 Burt Lancaster film. The violence is ugly and unsettling, even for today, which forced Universal to release it theatrically. This movie contains some of the worst, most non-convincing rear projection in cinematic history. What's more, every scene is horribly overlit, especially outdoor scenes, giving the whole movie a weird sort of unreality, the actors glowing like wax dummies under too many klieg lights. The bad lighting is especially striking when stock footage of car racing is interspersed with cheesy studio shots. Except for Reagan and Lee Marvin, the lead acting is pretty bad, expecially the love interest between John Cassavetes and Angie Dickinson, who gives a totally wooden performance, as stiff as her hairspray. The killers are Marvin and co-star Clu Gulager, whose hammy, ridiculous performance makes you think he belongs in a Munsters episode. Things pick up in the middle of the movie when the actual heist takes place and Reagan gets more screen time. Reagan looks mean and menacing in this picture, totally convincing, like he's ready to chew up Commies and hippies. The ending is absolutely ridiculous; your jaw will hit the ground. Director Don Siegel would go on to better things, of course, including the first Dirty Harry picture. Only as a curio of our great President's swan song does this dust collector belong on your shelf.

Angie's Smokin!
I was an child with insomnia when I first caught this movie on Channel 56 late at night, and was horrified to see my president shoot the man I wanted to be with this gorgeous sleepy-eyed girl. Recently, again, I wanted to see this movie in order to watch Ronald Reagan be a villain and was especially satisfied because this was late in his acting career and so he looked much like he looked by the time he became president, and so it's interesting to hear him say stuff like "I believe in Larceny, but I don't condone murder." He's a stiff criminal, a bitter misogynist, orders cronies to do most of his dirty work-- not much different from his political career. Furthermore, Angie Dickinson is absoloutely gorgeous! Plus Lee Marvin's great, and the film is interesting, shot with some neat angles which add to the "weirdness" of it. I recommend the movie fully, but it has almost nothing to do with the Hemingway short story that it is supposedly based upon.

If only there were more time
Existentialism at it's zenith, this film defines the term "Noir". Even Reagan pulls his weight in this one, but you'll have to find out for yourselves. I would like to say more about this brilliant piece of film - making but,"I'm sorry, I just don't have the time"

Just a great movie, if you like suspence.
From the start to the end you can't get Lee in a better movie that was made for him. It's a must see for movie buffs.