Review of The Getaway (1972) by Simon O — 25 Apr 2012
The first 20 minutes are boring, with an annoying machine that keeps deafening the viewer for no good reason. Even after that, I still found it difficult to pay attention for a while. Fortunately, despite a few plot holes and general silliness, the action picks up dramatically in the last hour.
It's a shame there isn't more non-gun-related action as there easily could've been with a little more imagination. The driving scenes are almost exciting, if a little unlikely, but the 'big ending' didn't really deliver.
For such a well-known, tense, suspenseful film about a bank heist, I found it surprisingly uncompelling. 6.5/10.
This review of The Getaway (1972) was written by Simon O on 25 Apr 2012.
The Getaway has generally received positive reviews.
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