look at now and this seem a very dated buddy or caper movie from the early 70 . neither as suspenseful a topkapi or as humorous a the pink panther and it hop to get by mainly on it star appeal and a personify by robert redford and hot at the time george segal . however there not much act to be have while with a script bereft of substantial dialogue and a fair smattering of time consume stunt and our two hero mainly just get to bark at each other and mug at the lens and all the more surprising when you appreciate the screenplay be by william goldman and late scriptor of butch cassidy and the epitome of buddy movie and it little brother and the soon come the sting . segal be no newman however and it obvious that redford be very much the main man here and but other than give u his preferred profile and he rarely exercise in a film that look a if it be more fun to be in than to watch . the attempt at humour be force and painfully at time and the support cast also exaggerate their playing and none more so than the choice hunk of ham that be zero mostel a the movie move episodically and elephantinely to it even more improbable end ( a safe deposit bank employee get hypnotise by the floor selection button in a lift . ) . quincy jones cod jazz soundtrack and people a it be by heavyweight musician like gerry mulligan and clark terry and doesn not help either . i could go on about the unfunny set piece of the botched robbery at the museum and attempt to fly a helicopter and the saw it come around the corner bluff which wring the required confession out of mostel dishonest abe character but other than a passing hindsight discomfort at see a low flying aircraft circle the under construction world trade centre building and there really very little to say one way or another . in fact the big laugh for me be unintentional the gang agree to pull off the heist for a measly $ 25000 each and the effect akin to dr evil latter day demand for $ 1 and 000 and 000 to stop him destroy the world in austin power . the 70 throw up some fine contemporary movie ( many of which star and be enhance by redford three day of the condor and the candidate and all the president men to name but three ) . here however he coast in a flaccid movie that do little for the reputation of cast and crew .