The Brink's Job

great crime caper flick
The Brink's Job movie is about the 1950 Brink's robbery in Boston. Peter Falk, Peter Boyle, and Paul Sorvino (yes, Paul Sorvino, MANY years before Goodfellas), are three of the low level crooks who mastermind the robbery of a Brink's location in Boston.

Brinks Job is funny and entertaining, and at times it is edge-of-your-seat exciting. There is great dialogue throughout, especially from Peter Falk's character, Tony Pino. There are superb supporting performances throughout. The plot moves in a great rhythm; it held my interest from start to finish. The movie really had the flavor of Boston, too.

I am a fan of many of the actors in this, such as Gena Rowlands, also wonderful as Tony Pino's wife. Sheldon Leonard turns in a good performance in a smaller role as J. Edgar Hoover.

After I watched the film, I read that Brink's Job was directed by William Friedkin, director of French Connection and The Exorcist, two more great movies of that era. It's no surprise that Brink's...

DVD Please
A classic comedy about the world famous robbery. Peter Falk is a petty thief who realizes how easy it would be to rob the Brinks company. "I own this joint" Falk says after he takes his crew through the building on a tour to prepare for when they will come back. Where is the DVD of this movie? Very funny and well acted by a cast of name actors, Peter Falk, Peter Boyle, Warren Oates, Paul Sorvino etc. The problem here is that this DVD version is not from a studio pressing. It was burnt by Amazon.com, I'm assuming with permission from the studio. The movie is wide screen but this version is a squeazed together 4X3. I set my TV to "stretch" and the picture was perfect. Also the sound goes in and out I have to keep adjusting the volume. Finally there are no menus at all, and no closed captioning. The movie just starts with the FBI copywrite warning. I'm keeping this movie because as flawed as this DVD is it is the only copy I have of this classic movie. I would like to know why...

Nearly perfect, minor Classic
The Director found a way to essentially make a Black comedy out of a serious crime - to include the viewer in the gang, in a way.

Astonishing period detail - a feast for antique car fanatics!

What a cast! Do I n eed to reel off the names. Peter Falk absolutely great - maybe his work in The Rat Race is comparable. We see a typically bravura performance from Paul Sorvino, twelve years shy of "Goodfellas". Warren Oates, is amazing as the the eccentric genius...a true war hero...who has zero *civilian* common sense. Will he be the one "to crack"?

One of those films to be enjoyed at any time; to be discussed in almost any social setting.

Where's the DVD?

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