Review of The Seven-Ups (1973) by Orlok W — 12 May 2014

Aside from a handsomely executed car chase, "The Seven-Ups" is not a great film. It has its moments, such as the car chase or the final shootout, but there's really not much else about it that's all that interesting.

I had trouble understanding what was going on until about 45 minutes in, when the film finally found its tone and became somewhat entertaining. Roy Scheider is strong as the lead, although he does a lot of the typical police schtick: frowning a lot, walking around with his chest puffed out and his thumbs dug into the waist of his pants, etc.

Overall, "The Seven-Ups" is a good, not great, crime film with a couple of interesting parts.