richard stark novel the seventh become a great look all star heist flick with a football backdrop which and unfortunately and completely fall apart in the final quarter . drift thief and apparently a genius at concoct scheme and round up partner and come up with a brilliant plan to rob the cash office at the los angeles coliseum during a football game . select his ex con cohort by mean of make them display their muscle ( not especially their skill ) be rather perplexing and though it work for the movie . what doesn not work be a sharp left turn in the narrative about an hour into the proceeding and with an absolutely unbelievable ( and unforgivable ) turn of event pit the robber against each other . this ridiculous third act smack of desperation and and leave gene hackman ( a a somewhat dirty detective ) with nothing but absurdity to play opposite . the rest of the cast do well until the screenplay drop the ball and and burnett guffey cinematography be first rate . half from .