Also known as Violent Streets, this early film from director Michael Mann is an uncompromising thriller about a professional robber (James Caan), who makes one of the few mistakes in his meticulous career when he allies himself with organised crime for what he thinks is a one-off job. Tuesday Weld is, as usual, wasted as Caan's wife (no coincidence, perhaps, that they're called Frank and Jessie), but James Belushi makes a notable debut as his skilful associate. The ending splatters bodies all over the pavement, somewhat compensating for the snail-like pace of much of the film.

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