Charles Grodin died recently, so I decided to watch this lesser-known movie of his. Aram Avakian's "11 Harrowhouse" is a lighthearted heist comedy, with Grodin as a man plotting to steal some diamonds from the headquarters of a British company. The movie is nothing special - and the narration is a little distracting - but Grodin and Candice Bergen make an excellent team, with James Mason as the inside man.
We could make the argument that there are so many heist movies that they've gotten stale, but I'd say that one of the charms here is the contrast between Candice Bergen's youthfulness and the fuddy-duddy upper class represented by Mason, John Gielgud, Trevor Howard, etc. It's probably not the sort of movie that you'd watch more than once, but you'll probably like it if you see it.
The rest of the cast includes Helen Cherry (who died twenty years ago next week*), Peter Vaughn (Maester Aemon on "Game of Thrones") and Leon Greene (also recently deceased).
*Imagine dying less than three weeks after the 9/11 attacks.
We could make the argument that there are so many heist movies that they've gotten stale, but I'd say that one of the charms here is the contrast between Candice Bergen's youthfulness and the fuddy-duddy upper class represented by Mason, John Gielgud, Trevor Howard, etc. It's probably not the sort of movie that you'd watch more than once, but you'll probably like it if you see it.
The rest of the cast includes Helen Cherry (who died twenty years ago next week*), Peter Vaughn (Maester Aemon on "Game of Thrones") and Leon Greene (also recently deceased).
*Imagine dying less than three weeks after the 9/11 attacks.